First barge contest winner
Pat Lemke (left) from Caledonia claimed her prize on Saturday for guessing the most accurate date for the first barge to pass by Lake City this spring. The contest is sponsored every year by the Lake City Tourism Bureau. John Hutchinson congratulated and presented a $50 Lake House on Pepin restaurant gift certificate to Pat and her husband, Bob, for their guess of April 24, at 1 p.m. The actual date for the first barge in 2019 was April 23 at 6:30 p.m. Bob guessed the date and Pat guessed the time. After 47 years of marriage, Pat said, “We like to work together on things like this.”