How a mythical university brought a community together....and funded essential services for our cities.

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tales
from the
iowa great
lakes

Hello! These photos are mainly collected from a University of Okoboji "yearbook" published in July 1986. You'll also see a picture of The Richters' childhood Milford from the 50s, newspaper clippings for U of O Homecomings, and a photo of Herman donating the Scott Air Packs to the Milford Fire Department. If you have U of O photos you'd like to share, send them to us at hello@okobojiproject.com.

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Hello! These photos are mainly collected from a University of Okoboji "yearbook" published in July 1986. You'll also see a picture of Milford from the 50s, The Richters grew up in newspaper clippings for U of O Homecomings, and a photo of Herman donating the Scott Air Packs to the Milford Fire Department. If you have U of O photos you'd like to share, send them to us at hello@okobojiproject.com.

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episode source material

  • The Story of The Three Sons from thethreesons.com
  • Interview with Emil and Matt Richter

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