Prairie Diver and I (I wasn't nervous) are looking to put together a little diving and a Happy Hour up at Lake Okoboji - Northern Iowa. We're looking at the weekend of Sept 24, 25th. If you are interested please post here or PM me. Prairie Diver, if you can get a chance to scout out a place for the HH, let me know.
Here's the Midwest chance to have our first happy hour and start telling stories instead of listening to the fun they had in Dallas, etc. . .
Midwest Dive and Happy Hour
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, Aug 27 2005 01:13 PM
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 01:13 PM
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 06:17 PM
I will find a place... Minerva's - Kinbrae Steak House - Gepetto's - The Warf - Boji nights - Whiskey Dicks - The Ritz... What logistically do we need... A table and chairs and a place to order drinks and food? What... Give me some parameters to operate within. Casual - formal - parking lot - beach - what... I have never been to a single divers happy hour so I don't know what to pattern it after... that stuff that goes on in the PNW and in Texas haven't been there done that so need some help here. Let me know.. Jay
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 09:59 PM
I would say casual, food and booze, throw in a couple of tables and some chairs, and we'll be cooking. 
Take an SD trip - See old friends you have never met before!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 10:02 PM
Not sure what part of the Midwest you all have in mind...but Mishelle one of our Angels 
also wants to organize a HH in the Midwest as well. Unfortunately my geography of what all constitutes the MidWest is a bit lacking...please forgive if you are not all in the same area.
I think its great you want to do a HH! Let me know what state or area and we can help get the word out to the members! -ww
also wants to organize a HH in the Midwest as well. Unfortunately my geography of what all constitutes the MidWest is a bit lacking...please forgive if you are not all in the same area. I think its great you want to do a HH! Let me know what state or area and we can help get the word out to the members! -ww
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 06:24 AM
I think that they are going to be more of the ummm..... West MidWest! lol And mine will be more East Mid-West! MidWest covers a large area..... Hope you all have a great turn out! Wish I was closer! I would love nothing more then to bug you two all night and steal your money at pool! 
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 06:29 AM
Lake Okoboji is in North West Iowa close to the borders of Minnesota and South Dakota.
It's about dead center in the block of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. So it depends on how far people want to drive to dive.
(Jay, we might want to look at having it at a hotel lounge - or give out the names of nearby hotels.)
Lake Okoboji is located here on Map Quest (zoom in on the red star)
Lake Okoboji is known for being one of three blue water lakes in the world and I hear it's supposed to have some interesting dives - hopefully Prairie Diver can shed some more light on it's diving .
It's about dead center in the block of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. So it depends on how far people want to drive to dive.
(Jay, we might want to look at having it at a hotel lounge - or give out the names of nearby hotels.)
Lake Okoboji is located here on Map Quest (zoom in on the red star)
Lake Okoboji is known for being one of three blue water lakes in the world and I hear it's supposed to have some interesting dives - hopefully Prairie Diver can shed some more light on it's diving .
Take an SD trip - See old friends you have never met before!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 06:32 AM
I can head East (now I've got "Never Been Any Reason" going through my head) for a Happy Hour, and I don't mind losing in pool, as long as I can recoup it in cards.I think that they are going to be more of the ummm..... West MidWest! lol And mine will be more East Mid-West! MidWest covers a large area..... Hope you all have a great turn out! Wish I was closer! I would love nothing more then to bug you two all night and steal your money at pool!
Take an SD trip - See old friends you have never met before!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 06:43 AM
WOO!!!HOO!!! I'm REALLY hoping that Mishelle decides to be our Official 'East' MidWest Happy Hour Planner and perhaps you guys will take the challenge of "West" MidWest HH Planners!!!
Now you're talking!!!
I can head East (now I've got "Never Been Any Reason" going through my head) for a Happy Hour, and I don't mind losing in pool, as long as I can recoup it in cards.
Now you're talking!!!
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 10:47 AM
Hawk if it is of Texas Hold Em you speak, you better keep your money at home if you dont want to lose it!
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 02:25 PM
I don't travel without my cards and chips, heck I'm even bringing them to Grenada - just in case. 
Take an SD trip - See old friends you have never met before!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance. - Jean-Paul Sartre
I feel the urge, the urge to submerge! -ScubaHawk - Raptor of the Deep !
WHO DAT!!!!
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 02:26 PM
Im all in!
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Posted 29 August 2005 - 06:48 AM
I would have loved to join you for this event, but I have plans that weekend. Normally that would have been a great weekend for me, but one of my hunting buddies finally got drawn for moose hunting in Minnesota. So we had to move our annual grouse, walleye outing a week ahead. Which turns out to be September 23rd to the 27th. Sorry.
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Posted 29 August 2005 - 07:20 PM
Some diving oportunities on West Okoboji Lake include: The Tower (a water intake structure for the city of Arnolds Park and or Milford) It is wooden structure tower that is in about 35' of water or so and is 20' tall. There have always been Small Mouth Bass within the tower and a few walleyes around the base. Pillsbury Point - a very rocky point that extends along way out into the lake. It has some adjacent deep water structure in the 90 to 115' range. Always fish off the edge and some large boulders on top and side of the point.Lake Okoboji is in North West Iowa close to the borders of Minnesota and South Dakota.
It's about dead center in the block of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. So it depends on how far people want to drive to dive.
(Jay, we might want to look at having it at a hotel lounge - or give out the names of nearby hotels.)
Lake Okoboji is located here on Map Quest (zoom in on the red star)
Lake Okoboji is known for being one of three blue water lakes in the world and I hear it's supposed to have some interesting dives - hopefully Prairie Diver can shed some more light on it's diving .
Other activities: there is an amusement park, the Queen Mary, parks, dancing, allot of other opportunities too.[URL=http://www.vacationokoboji.com/2002/index2.html]
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Posted 31 August 2005 - 08:28 AM
I think I'd be able to make it that weekend. How cold does it get in September?
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Posted 10 September 2005 - 09:01 PM
This sounds like a lot of fun! What's the vis like at Okoboji Lake? Y'all are safe this time, but don't think just cause you're half way across the country the Punk won't come and crash your party! Let this be a warning to Happy Hour planners nationwide. If you plan one around a place where diving can happen, don't be surprised if I show up on your doorstep. 
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