An old airplane hangar, a dairy farmer, and a women's college from Missouri.

Explore every decade of OST's history, pre-theatre airplane hangar shots, and more on our blog.

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Visit The Okoboji Summer Theatre

Explore Stephens College

Thank you to Gary and Joleen Koch for sponsoring this episode!

Guests: Rob Doyen, resident actor at OST

Michael Burke, Director of Production and Operations at OST

Ruth Ann Burke, Executive Director at OST

Put on your American flag t-shirts and bell bottoms! We're setting the clock to July 1976 to see how Okoboji celebrated the bicentennial summer.

Explore Dickinson County’s wild bicentennial history on our website with photos from the Spirit Lake parade, wild commemorative merch, and videos from the national celebration on our blog.

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Visit The Dickinson County Museum and give to sustain their invaluable community resources.

Guests: Tom Wilson, Michelle Henneberg Miller, and Sally Benit Morkovsky

Before the bike trails, there were the railroads. The story of the lines that brought Gilded Age battles, built towns overnight, and connected the Iowa Great Lakes to the rest of the world.

Explore every depot in Dickinson County, decades of railroad maps, and how the railroads are still visible in the Iowa Great Lakes on our blog.

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Visit The Dickinson County Museum and give to sustain their invaluable community resources.

Check out the Dickinson County Trails System and make a gift to help the trails grow.

Guests: Erin Reed, Executive Director of the Dickinson County Trails Association

Frank Christanson, Research Manager at the Dickinson County Museum

Jean Ann Myhre, Executive Director of the Dickinson County Museum

Mary Dreier, former Executive Director of the Dickinson County Museum

We'll pick you up at the train station, old sport!

Explore photos from Arnolds Park, Prohibition in Okoboji and these incredible party destinations on our blog.

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Explore The Dickinson County Museum and support their incredible work.

Guests: Cole Clawson, Director of The Dickinson County Museum

Jonathan Reed, Author and Historian

In Okoboji, romance is always in the air. For five couples, it’s where something lasting began.

Check out heart-melting shots from our guest's photo albums on our blog -- and some bonus pictures of backdrops from these beautiful love stories.

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Thank you to Bank Midwest for sponsoring this episode!

Guests: Kenz Lode

Dennis and Dori Lippon

Brad and Sarah Bourret

Nancy Payne

Mark and Sheila Reed

From homemade skis to world championships, we trace the homegrown history of wake sports in Okoboji -- and the lake rats who made it legendary.

Check out more videos, maps, and illustrations about The Iowa Great Lakes' glacial history on our blog.

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Follow Tyler on Instagram and TikTok. Follow Mia on Performance Stand Up Paddle and Vail Mountain Bike Camps.

Guest: Tyler Stewart, Pro Wake Surfer

Mia Stockdale, Okoboji Ski Club alumni

The Iowa Great Lakes region: shaped by ice, studied for over a century... and still revealing new discoveries.

Check out more videos, maps, and illustrations about The Iowa Great Lakes' glacial history on our blog.

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Explore incredible resources and community events at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Or learn how to get involved with CLAMP!

Read a preview of The Iowa Great Lakes Water Diagnostic Study from the Iowa Geological Survey (IGS).

Donate to support the IGS and their work across Iowa.

Guest: Keith Schilling, State Geologist and Director of IGS

Phillip Kerr, Quaternary Geologist at IGS

Thomas Doyle, Hydrogeologist at IGS

Mary Skopec, Executive Director of The Lakeside Laboratory

In northwest Iowa, The Flood of ’93 left more than damage. In 2024, those lessons rose with the water.

Watch The Sandbag Summer and explore more stories on our blog.

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Donate to Spencer's Flood Relief Disaster Fund.

Launched by the Spencer Chamber Foundation, this fund supports local organizations helping the community recover, providing emergency housing, cleanup, repairs, and more. Your donation goes directly where it’s needed most.

Follow Clay County Long Term Recovery on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all the ways to get involved and give back.

Guest: Curtis Dean, former News and Public Affairs Director for KICD