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Okoboji, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Okoboji! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where you can drop cans to support Iowa Great Lakes fireworks
- How you can shape Iowa conservation at Okoboji’s July REAP meeting
- How a local grant will transform Abbie Gardner’s historic paintings
Also on today's calendar: Jason Grinnen Karaoke @ Snappers! and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 65.
- Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• IGL Chamber Can Trailers Are Back (exploreokoboji.com) — Can donation trailers are back to help fund this year’s Iowa Great Lakes 4th of July fireworks, an event many Okoboji residents enjoy. New volunteers stepped up so trailers are now set at the chamber office in Arnolds Park, the former Oak Hill Outdoor lot near Milford, and Consumer’s Lumber in Spirit Lake, giving locals several convenient drop-off spots. 
• Proven Projects, Growing Opportunities: REAP Projects in Action (iowadnr.gov) — Okoboji will host a major REAP regional meeting on July 23 at Maser Monarch Lodge, inviting residents from Dickinson County and surrounding counties to help shape future conservation and recreation projects. Attendees can learn how REAP funding works, see successful local projects, share ideas on a “Citizen Idea Wall,” and elect delegates who will carry regional priorities to the statewide REAP Congress in August.
• Grant awarded to local organization to restore final two Abbie Gardner Paintings (ktiv.com) — A local Questers chapter has secured an international grant to restore the final two paintings telling Abbie Gardner’s Spirit Lake Massacre survival story at the Arnolds Park cabin visitor center. The artwork will be removed after this tourist season, restored by a specialist restorer, and returned by May 2027, with organizers encouraging residents to compare the paintings before and after the work.
📸 Around Okoboji
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Upcoming Events in
Okoboji
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★ Featured events ★
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Big Nacho Karaoke! →
The Barefoot Bar at Okoboji, 24457 Stake Out Road, Okoboji
7:00 pm
Thursday June 4
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Other local events
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Jason Grinnen Karaoke @ Snappers! →
Snappers & Parks Boat Club, 24457 178th St, Okoboji
8:00 pm -
Shake The Lake →
Parks Marina, 24457 178th St, Okoboji
1:00 pm -
Live music featuring Nish Band! →
Parks Marina, 24457 178th St, Okoboji
2:30 pm -
Omelet Brunch (1st Sunday of the Month May-October) →
Camp Okoboji LC-MS, 1531 Edgewood Dr, Milford
9:30 am
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
Sunday June 7
📣 Okoboji Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MML's YA Beach Read Bags
Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
9:30 am -
Circus Pop: Giant Bubble Show
Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
10:30 am -
Cockatoo Encounter
Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
5:00 pm -
Live music with Red Dirt Road! →
Parks Marina, 24457 178th St, Okoboji
7:00 pm -
MML's Building Bookworms: Who Laid the Egg with Special Guest Hanna
Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
10:30 am -
Iowa PBS STEAM Stations
Milford Memorial Library Central Park, 84 Dewey St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331, USA
10:00 am -
Community Night (Free Night) →
Arnolds Park Amusement Park, 37 Lake St, Arnolds Park
4:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
Friday June 5
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Spirit Lake. Apply here.
- Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Spirit Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Okoboji here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spirit Lake
- Bike Ride Around Spirit Lake coming on July 11 (kcau9.com)
- Barb Pohlman is still planting, picking and passing on her passion for gardening (nwestiowa.com)
Estherville
- One dead after head-on crash causes semi to be fully engulfed in flames (ktiv.com)
- Betty Kay Crandall (heartlandfunerals.com)
- Tigers Hammer ELC to Remain Unbeaten in Lakes (northwestiowanow.com)
Ok Okoboji! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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