According to Only In Your State Iowa, the clearest water in the Hawkeye State can be found in Emmetsburg at Five Island Lake.

But if you’ve never made the trip, you’ll find plenty of fun on the Iowa Great Lakes. This area of northwest Iowa includes five glacier-carved, interconnected lakes spanning about 15,000 acres ...

With the sale of Okoboji Boat Works about to close, patrons said goodbye to a fixture on the Iowa Great Lakes.