During my formative years in Estherville, the Grand Theater was located on North 6th Street. I…read morestill remember the gruff owner telling a room (and balcony) full of hyper kids to shut up during the show. The current movie house is located within the old Red Owl Grocery building and is directly across the parking lot from Mother Nature's Bar. For small town Iowa, that's a pretty good combination a date night idea. There are 3 screens here and there's no problem seeing a popular feature. Plus, air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter is always a bonus. It's also a typical chain experience and certainly lacks the character my boyhood memories.

I frequent this theatre and have always found the staff cheerful, friendly, and helpful. I enjoy…read morethe low-price admission of $4 to $5 (where else can you find that for 1st run movies). The Grand 3 delivers and I'm so glad we have 3 movies to choose from and hope this will continue well into the future. Movies are so much better on the big screen! I live right here in Estherville, maybe I need to leave a review for Yelp - not good saying I'm from California.

The drive-in movie is a great experience to bring your kids to or to go by yourself for a good…read moreevening and fun and I wish more people would take advantage of having a driving movie or close to us

everything is good about this business. It's fun entertaining the movie start on time. They got a…read moregreat picture and not so good junk food though otherwise everything about it is great in the area is beautiful. The people that run it are wonderful and they're on my maps Aerial, seven logo maps.!!!!

Gayle and I recently attended and really enjoyed a 4:30 Saturday Matinee of "How to Succeed in…read moreBusiness Without Really Trying". It's been years since I attended an Okoboji Summer Theatre production and was impressed on how the auditorium and physical campus had been improved. The production itself, although a bit long, was professional, entertaining, and impressive. I also enjoyed the local feel of the place and knowing that we were witnessing a training ground for future successful actors and other stage professionals.

Worlds Best Theatre, spent some great summers there. the best crew that will make you feel like you…read moreare a part of the magic

My brother in law was playing Scrooge so my wife and I flew in to see the show. Great show! The…read morefacilities are fantastic and the production was very professional. They had food and drinks after the show for free. Warm Midwest vibe and polished theater experience. The lead, Mike Felton, was fantastic as Scrooge.

Don't forget the dessert !!!!!! Great location along with…read moreoutdoor seating . Check their calendar! Live music Excellent wine list Local art work / photography with some great stories!

It was late afternoon, and after a scheduled meet-up with an old High School friend went South,…read moreGayle suggested we hop in the car and enjoy a beer together at West O. I had already made my annual pilgrimage to West O the day before, and suggested something more to her liking - Wine. Since my last visit the Wine Bar and Art Gallery, the space has expanded into David Thoreson's Blue Water Studio. David actually owns the entire building and if you look behind the door in what I call the "Livingroom" addition, you'll see that his work space is alive and well. There's also an upstairs, but I have no idea what David has going on up there. As this is the 25th Anniversary of Blue Water Studios and the Wine Bar, all the art work on the walls is David Thoreson's, and what a stunning collection it is! Gayle and I hung out, enjoyed a couple glasses of wine, and wished we were here during the weekend to hear their live music offerings (played outside on the patio). Gayle and I were impressed with the wine selection, generous pours, and at a reasonable price, in addition to the comfortable space to enjoy them. And as much as I love West O, this was the right place for us to hang out and spend some time together.

Event venue at Arnold's park. it's a nicely done venue. we went to see hairball during Winter…read moregames. they could have used a couple more bartenders. no wine cooler type drink. Just seltzer crap. the seltzer wasnt shown anywhere so I assumed they didn't have anything like that. so I ordered a Malibu pineapple, couldn't find the pineapple juice, so they had to use on which was fine, but then the drink was $12! Then I saw some one with the seltzer, so went with that the rest of the evening. bathrooms are clean. no paper towels, have to blow them and then use your jeans. the concert headliner was Hairball. no where on the website did it say there was an opening band. the opening band was Buzz Worthy. They were really good. I just don't think they got enough credit, no acknowledgment. Hair ball did great as usual.A good time was had by all.

This casino you do not want to go to if you are colored because they discriminate on your skin…read morecolor. You will not be able to win jackpot $10,000 not even $2000 if you are colored. Many colored people have been going there, and their name has not been called For promotions or get any money that is $2000 and up if you can even get $2000. Most of the time I can only get $50 and if your color your tier will drop quickly as you got it. If you're not colored regardless, how many times you come there you'll always keep your tier And you'll always sit down and start running bonuses and jackpot. I do not recommend any colored people. Any color people go to this casino. This includes Hispanics Africans Micronesian and Black people.

Not very friendly. Very tight machines. Did not eat there so I have no idea. I would try it again.read more

The Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum is located next to the Amusement Park and also contains an…read moreIowa Welcome Center and a Gift Shop. The Iowa Rock n' Roll museum and the Queen II Excursion Boat are also a short walk away for those who want to experience a historical Lakes "trifecta". And when I stopped by a few weeks ago, there was also a Victory motorcycle rally and exhibition in progress, which made this area the central place for a lot of interesting things see and do. The Museum itself contains historic memorabilia of the Iowa Great Lakes, which includes Spirit Lake, Big Spirit Lake, and both Okoboji Lakes. It has on display restored wooden boats, historical photographs, and other artifacts. Multimedia presentations have been developed to illustrate the nautical and ecological history of this area of Iowa. Premier exhibits include the Old Okoboji store, a resurrected wooden boat and hundreds of riveting photos of past lakes area vacationers. I'm now old enough to have seen some of these historical exhibits outside of the museum! And when I look at old Fun House pictures of the Sugar Bowl, I wonder how I escaped injury! The other interesting learning experience are the stories of all the water craft that sank on West Okoboji (e.g. #30 Boat), and those of which that are still down there. And every summer that I return, I learn something new.

First time came here on Sunday!! we looked around to find some info and the area events, then we…read morelook around the museum!! I recommend this place and friendly staff!!