"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’re lucky enough to own a lake house, first take a moment to count your blessings. (We’ll wait.) ...

An inlet off of West Lake Okoboji provides a serene setting where quiet waters lap at the docks, reminiscent of the canals in Europe. When you have a wonderful house on the water, walls are the things ...

At the end of a Lake Vista cul-de-sac, one home tells a real-life Christmas story — a tale that began under the mistletoe and came to its climax under fairy lights and tinsel-draped trees. Jimmy ...