Okoboji is a timeless place that fans visit year after year
Boat traffic gets heavy on a weekend afternoon as boaters pass from West Lake Okoboji to East Lake Okoboji. ( Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
The roller coaster whizzes by at Arnolds Park Amusement Park, which was threatened by a developer in the 1990s; the community saved it by raising more than $7 million in six weeks. (Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
American flags are in abundance in Iowa’s Great Lakes region, including on the dock at The Inn at Okoboji. (Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
Families have congregated at O’Farrell Sisters for Okoboji breakfasts for decades. ( Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
The Nutty Bar -- a hunk of vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate and rolled in nuts -- is an Iowa Great Lakes culinary staple. (Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
Biking along West Okoboji Lake with a four-legged passenger. (Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
Arnolds Perk Coffee offers an eclectic scene and a mean iced coffee, in Arnolds Park. (Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
A Little Free Library, a small honor-system library in a residential area of Okoboji. (Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune)
