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June 2026              Spirit of Okoboji Awarded Grant for Restoration and Reinstallation of Historic Okoboji Swing Bridge

KILR Radio

June 2026              Relax, You're Entering Lake Time (Topog Coffeehouse Feature)

Lake Life Okoboji

April 2026               Renovations almost complete at Emerald Hills Golf Course

KCAU 9 TV

February 2026     LAMA-Bus Tour Of Some Dickinson County Museums Set For February 15th

Explore Okoboji

January 2026      Museums team up for ‘LAMA Express’

Dickinson County News

 

October 2025       Jeff Thee interviews Drew Hage on Spirit of Okoboji Endeavors

Okoboji Broadcast

Fall 2025                  OkoboTree Gives New Life to Expired Trees

Lake Life Magazine

 

Sept. 2025             Improvements Being Done at Emerald Hills Golf Course by Spirit of Okoboji 

Explore Okoboji

 

July 2025              Spirit Lake Massacre letters to be featured in July presentation

WHO13-Des Moines

June 2025            Lakes Area Museum Alliance Members receive three Spirit of Okoboji grants

Dickinson County News

 

June 2025            $30,000 worth of Spirit of Okoboji grants given to Iowa Great Lakes organizations

KTIV News 4

 

June 2025            Recent Fundraiser For Lakes Area Museum Alliance Described As A Big Success

Explore Okoboji

May 2025              Lakes Area Museum Alliance To Hold Fundraiser & Night At The Museum Event

Explore Okoboji

April 2025             A Popular Lakes Area Coffee House Is Opening A Second Location

Explore Okoboji

March 2025         Spirit of Okoboji Publishes 1st Annual Report

March 2025         Grants announced to enhance accessibility and community in two Iowa Great Lakes museums

KTIV News 4

March 2025          Two Lakes Area Museums Awarded Grants

Explore Okoboji

January 2025      Spirit of Okoboji welcomes five new board members

Iowa Lakes Corridor

 

January 2025     Lakes Area Museum Alliance Kicking Off New Program January 30th

Explore Okoboji

October  2024    New roof for historic Abbie Gardner Cabin

Dickinson County News

October 2024     Some Restoration Work Is Now Underway At Abbie Gardner Cabin

Explore Okoboji

October 2024     Groundbreaking Held Monday On Major Housing Development In Arnolds Park

Explore Okoboji

 

October 2024     The Spirit of Okoboji announced an open call for additional members to join its Board of Directors

​KTIV News 4

October 2024     Spirit of Okoboji Seeking New Board Members

KILR Radio

October 2024    Envision Iowa: BPC celebrates inaugural Visionary Leadership award winners

Business Record

October 2024    Lakes Area Philanthropist to Receive Envision Iowa Visionary Leadership Award

KILR Radio

 

October 2024   Local Philanthropist Being Honored

Explore Okoboji

October 2024    Spirit of Okoboji Matching Grant Program

Northwest Iowa Now

August 2024      Put Down ROOTS

Okoboji Magazine (pages 42-45 in digital version link above)

July 2024            Gallery: Two OkoboTree sculptures introduced at Arnolds Park

KTIV News 4

July 2024             OkoboTree Debuts New Sculptures

Explore Okoboji

July 2024             Emerald Hills and Spirit of Okoboji New Partnership

American Dream TV

 

June 2024           Dickinson County museums form Lakes Area Museum Alliance

KTIV News 4

June 2024          Historic Attractions in the Iowa Lakes Area are marketing themselves as a group

KICD Radio

 

June 2024          Partnership Allows For Expansion Of A Golf Course While Bringing Additional Housing To The Area

KUOO Radio

June 2024          NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT EAST OF EMERALD HILLS GOLF COURSE

KICD Radio

June 2024          OKOBOJI MUSIC MASTERS AWARDED OKOBOJI FOUNDATION YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY GRANT

Iowa Lakes Corridor

May  2024          AUDITIONS FOR OKOBOJI MUSIC MASTERS

Okoboji Broadcast with Jeff Thee

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