If
you’ve ever dipped your toes in West Okoboji Lake, you’ve probably felt that
little jolt when something brushes against your ankle. A strand of seaweed,
maybe a fish, or… something else.
Lake Okoboji Serpent
Something
long. And scaly. And watching.
The
locals will tell you it’s probably just the Okoboji Serpent. Then they’ll
smile, like they’re kidding, but maybe not.
Ever
since white settlers arrived in the Iowa Great Lakes region, there’ve been
whispers about something big—very big—lurking beneath the blue-green waves of
Okoboji. Something that leaves waves when there’s no boat, casts shadows longer
than any muskie, and with a head like a horse, a neck like a garden hose, and a
tail that goes on forever.
