In just a few weeks, Saturday, Aug. 12, the eighth annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival will take place at Preservation Plaza on the shores of West Lake Okoboji.

According to co-organizer Greg Drees, “We have finalized the daylong activities and added a truly exciting educational clean water opportunity with a State/Local Clean Water Panel Discussion that will run from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. under the big tent.