Stories from Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Lake Okoboji United Methodist Camp & Retreat Center marks 100 years this summer. And, it's likely today's campers take part in many of the same activities that took place throughout the past century. Archery, canoeing, swimming, s'mroes, fishing, hiking and wagon rides are still camp staples...

Frothy, locally-brewed drinks aren't hard to find in Dickinson County -- and they're often served in a laid-back atmosphere at a pair of micro-breweries. Okoboji Brewing Company and West O Beer each offer a handful of made-from-scratch beers and share a passion for beer drinking...

Their diplomas come from northwest Iowa high schools, they all left the area for college and they all found their way back home. Jeff Thee, Jen Johnson-Ross and Carina Woodward share an office at the Iowa Welcome Center in Arnolds Park and they all know that the start of walleye season has a special meaning in the Iowa Great Lakes...

Norm Johnson is always finding a way to get better. Whether that includes training his body, staff, or the community -- he makes it his goal to improve. The YMCA of the Okobojis CEO has spent the last nine years not only expanding the reach of the Y but also helping build the community...