The new King's Pointe Waterpark Resort in Storm Lake

Here is the main sign to Storm Lake's new resort, which is built on the east edge of the town of about 12,000 in northwest Iowa.

The entrance to the King's Pointe resort hotel. The facility is built in lodge style, with some touches of Prairie School architecture and Arts & Crafts design.

Here is the side of the 100-room resort hotel that faces the 3,300-acre lake. A recreational trail runs between the hotel and the lakeshore, with plenty of dock space available for resort users who arrive by boat.

Here is the interior of one of the hotel rooms, one with a view of the lake.

Here is a view from the hotel's excellent Regatta Grille restaurant, which features both fine and casual dining.

The Storm Lake resort has both outdoor and indoor waterparks that have been huge attractions. The waterslides are said to be the biggest and best in the Midwest. (This photo is courtesy of King's Pointe Waterpark Resort.)

The hotel's rooms and hallways are decorated with lots of historic photos taken around the lake. This one shows the elegant old Grand Hotel, which was built about eight blocks west of the new resort, on the shoreline. The old hotel, a woodframe structure, was in business for only a few years when it was destroyed by fire.

Here is a night view of the new lighthouse built as park of the King's Pointe Waterpark Resort. This lighthouse is right on the shoreline and, in good weather, is open to people who want to climb up for an impressive view of the lake and the community of Storm Lake.