Posted On: June 26, 2024
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Welcome to Okoboji (Iowa), a legendary chain of lakes known for deep blue water, relaxation, and (frankly), outsized fun. A terrible flood is happening there. But for these girls, the party must go on…
I’ve…
Posted On: May 15, 2020
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When you cross from Minnesota to Iowa, the Coronavirus protocols change, just like the speed limits.
Back home, it’s scary to go out in public—because people will yell at you if you get too close…
Posted On: August 2, 2019
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Summers are synonymous with road trips. And what road trip is complete without a road house? When you see that shack or shanty oozing good vibes, killer music, and smokehouse aromas, you stop. You go in. Or out, as is the case of this establishment that’s without a sign, hidden at the end of a parking lot, in a quiet neighborhood on a lake, and laden with enough stuff to make a junkyard jealous.
Posted On: May 10, 2019
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Kirk Horsted, Okoboji
I’ve been travelling a lot lately, which both delivers the promise of one of this site’s charters and keeps me trained for the rigors of rambling. In the last five weeks, I’ve…
Posted On: August 13, 2014
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I recently returned from my annual two-week retreat to Lake Okoboji, a favorite (and sometimes decadent) hideaway since childhood. This journey included a high-school reunion, a family reunion, and a dreamy wedding on a farm: …
Posted On: August 10, 2013
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I just picked up my kids (ages 10 and 16), along with seven other Rosevillians, after their week at Camp Foster at Lake Okoboji, Iowa. (Yes, Iowa.) While camp isn’t for every kid and is…
Posted On: August 9, 2011
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Sabbaticals and career breaks continue to make big news (if you look in the right places). Moreover, the definitions keep expanding—for better or worse—to include everything from two-days of tax-free shopping to checking into treatment…
Posted On: June 29, 2010
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Last weekend, when hosting a session at the UnSummit conference, I found myself facilitating a conversation about mini Sabbaticals. Sometimes, that notion makes my nose turn up like a snob at White Castle. But more…
Posted On: August 21, 2009
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Most Americans know the timeless bliss of getting away to the lake. I’m enjoying two weeks at my favorite, Lake Okoboji (Iowa) right now. Amid a menu of docks, pontoons and board games are “new”…
