As summer winds down in Siouxland the area up around the lakes near Arnolds Park and Okoboji and others will begin to take on their fall demeanor. The trees turn color and it becomes very pretty, but the life begins to slow much like sap running through a tree. The lakes are a summer “thing” and people will begin to pursue other avenues of entertainment away from the lakes, except those who live there and others who like the fall.
The recent day I visited I had the chance to ride the Queen II and enjoy a cruise around West Lake Okoboji and learn more about its history. This was during the week. And while there were people about, the morning was pretty quiet as I made some photos and enjoyed a walk about.
Jerry Mennenga
Sioux City, Iowa
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- A warm and breezy day in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Monday July 24, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- A sandlot and volleyball net are idle during morning hours but games will pick up in the afternoon at a beach in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Monday July 24, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- Boaters head out into West Lake Okoboji on a warm and breezy day in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Monday July 24, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- Umbrellas shade diners on a warm yet breezy day in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Monday July 24, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- A cloudy and breezy warm day in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Monday July 24, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- A couple enjoys one of the beaches in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Monday July 24, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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- While there seems to be many power boats on West Lake Okoboji a sailor skippers his small sail boat around in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Monday July 24, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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