Mark your calendars!  On August 28th the InnSpiration Bed and Breakfast is holding their Grand Opening.  Click here to view poster with full information and details.  This is going to be a wonderful event, don’t miss it!

Paul & Sheila Thomsen, Innkeepers
InnSpiration B&B and Vineyard
1790 510th ST
Linn Grove, IA 51033
www.innspirationbandb.com
712 296 4966

Pick up some great new sandals at The Wash House gift shop in West Okoboji, IA.

Just wanted to share that we just received a big shipment of the ever popular sandals that we carry in The Wash House gift shop.  The two strap sandal are available in brown, navy, red and yellow.  Also got in several new styles of flip flop sandals and some adorable beaded goddess style sandals.  Gift shop hours are Monday - Saturday 10-5pm and Sundays 1-5 pm.  Stop by and see all the fun new things we have been getting in.

Attend the fun at the University of Okoboji Winter Games!

Be sure to attend the 2010 University of Okoboji Winter Games, the fun starts on Friday January 29th and continues through Sunday January 31st.

Donna Muilenburg, Innkeeper at the Okoboji Country Inn Bed and Breakfast will be having another cooking school during the Winter Games Weekend.  Cooking with Donna will take place on Saturday January 30th from 10 am to 12 noon at Annabelle’s Tea Room which is located inside The Wash House gift shop in West Okoboji.  Donna will be showcasing recipes of comfort foods that everyone grew up with that are easy to make and serve.  This demonstration and tasting requires a pre-registration of $5 per person.  Call (712) 332-2358 or stop by the store to register, seating is limited.   See you at the Winter Games!!!

Fall has arrived in the Iowa Great Lakes region and the ladies at The Wash House gift shop in West Okoboji, Iowa are ready to celebrate it.  Stop by the gift shop this weekend and see all the wonderful fall colors, pumpkins, floral arrangements and candles they have to offer.  Donna has been busy making some tasty and easy dips and cheese balls to serve guests when you entertain this fall.  Be sure to plan a little trip to The Wash House and get inspired to bring some fall back into your home. 

Spencer, Iowa ~ The Clay County Fair has come a long way since it grew out of a series of homestead era fairs, agricultural society expositions, a state high-wheel-bicycle meet, a trotting association and community barbecues and picnics — held in Spencer in 1871, only five years after pioneer settlers drove their covered wagons from Wisconsin to Spencer Grove. For entertainment this first fair ran races with horses and riders from Sioux Rapids, Peterson and Emmetsburg. Today, the Clay County fair is the largest county fair in the state of Iowa. It has the second largest agricultural exposition in North America. Bringing in over 310,000 visitors a year, the Clay County Fair is one of the largest county fairs in the USA.

If you plan to visit the fair this year, you will want to consider lodging at one of these fine northwest Iowa bed and breakfast establishments — and, be sure to visit their booth in the Ag Building’s basement during the run of the fair:

The fishing at InnSpiratation has been hot. Fish for bass, perch, walleye at the pond at InnSpiration BB. Boat and advice are available for a fun time of fishing. InnSpiration BB is a great place to teach the kids to fish then they can swim at the pond.