Okoboji: How the lakes came to be, how they were named, how they compare, destroying a legend
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No one has kept count, but it is a fair guess that millions of people have visited the Okoboji area since the era of non-native residency began in the mid-1800s. One of the questions most often heard from first-time visitors goes something like this: “How did this happen?” Or, elaborating a bit on the language,” How did such wonderful recreational lakes like this come to be in the midst of what otherwise is the mostly flat lands of Northwest Iowa?”
Okoboji: How the lakes came to be, how they were named, how they compare, destroying a legend
Okoboji: How the lakes came to be, how they…
Okoboji: How the lakes came to be, how they were named, how they compare, destroying a legend
No one has kept count, but it is a fair guess that millions of people have visited the Okoboji area since the era of non-native residency began in the mid-1800s. One of the questions most often heard from first-time visitors goes something like this: “How did this happen?” Or, elaborating a bit on the language,” How did such wonderful recreational lakes like this come to be in the midst of what otherwise is the mostly flat lands of Northwest Iowa?”