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Strong Numbers Reported For Memorial Day Weekend In The Iowa Great Lakes

May 29, 2025 Steve Schwaller

(Arnolds Park)– The numbers are in from Memorial Day Weekend in the Iowa Great Lakes. Kiley Zankowski of Vacation Okoboji says it was a great kickoff to the season…

“Yeah, you know we had around 90,000 people come to the area from outside, so those are non-residents, that’s all visitors, whether they came for an hour or an overnight stay, but it’s really impressive for our little community to be able to support around 100,000 people that kick-off weekend.”

She says the numbers were off somewhat compared to previous Memorial Day Weekends due largely to the weather. However Zankowski says area businesses reported good traffic and sales.