Katie and the Emerge team explored the Iowa Great Lakes Region including Okoboji, Arnold's Park and Milford earlier this summer and absolutely loved their visit! The lakes are such a popular summer vacation spot, but we wanted to find some hidden gems #offthebeatenpath. Check out the highlights of our visit and start planning your trip now! The Iowa Great Lakes has so much to offer, you'll find even more #hiddentreasures than we could fit in our video! #thisisIowa #revitalizeruralIowa

When you take the #roadlesstraveled you find some of Iowa's greatest #hiddentreasures. We hope you'll check out some of our favorites we found during our journey! Stay tuned for our next Iowa adventure! #thisisIowa #revitalizeruralIowa #offthebeatenpath