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January in Frontenac State Park: The snow gods finally deliver
Dec 31, 2025
Yes! We have snow! The glittering snow and cold we winter lovers have so longed for made a brief appearance in December, and Frontenac State Park’s cross-country trails were lovingly groomed for winter skiers. And then rain pocked and ruined them, with subsequent thaw-freeze cycles presenting us...
Firefighters past and present gather for Christmas party at VFW
Dec 24, 2025
The Lake City Fire Department held its annual Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 5, at the Lake City VFW. The event brought together current and former firefighters for an evening of holiday cheer and a meal provided by Rebel Fire Que’N Company. Above, attendees pose for a photo.
Fresh Market ‘Bag Hunger’ proceeds go to Lake City Food Shelf
Dec 24, 2025
Lake City Fresh Market presented a $2,472.96 donation to the Lake City Food Shelf as part of the Bag Hunger Campaign on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The collaborative effort is organized by the Minnesota Grocers Association and designed to boost donations for food shelves across the state. Pictured (from left...
Lion Ed Burfeind receives club’s Everyday Hero Award
Dec 24, 2025
At the December Lake City Lions Club meeting, Lion Ed Burfeind was recognized as the club’s 2025 Lions Everyday Hero Award recipient. “Ed has contributed greatly to our club and the Lake City community,” the club said in a news release. Pictured, from left, are Lions District Governor Michael Lunde...
Rotary members and their families deliver Thanksgiving meals
Dec 24, 2025
The Community Thanksgiving Dinner held at Bethany Lutheran Church provided the free Thanksgiving meals again this year (see related story). Several members of the community delivered them to homes on Thanksgiving Day. Pictured, from left, are some of the delivery drivers from the Lake City Rotary...
School staff donate ‘Cookies for a Cause’ to Packing for the Weekend recipients
Dec 24, 2025
Lake City Public Schools teachers and staff once again provided home baked Christmas cookies and bags of Chex snacks for the families enrolled in the Packing for the Weekend food program. The 34 plates of cookies and snacks were delivered with the regular food delivery on Dec. 12. This is the...
Senate candidate speaks at Lincoln High School
Dec 24, 2025
U.S. Senate candidate and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (left) speaks during a campaign stop in Lake City Dec. 20. “I was grateful for the chance to spend time in Lake City today and hear directly from folks about what they want our future to look like,” she said in a statement. “People here...
Solstice sunset
Dec 24, 2025
Ben Threinen captured this image of the sun setting on Dec. 21, the winter solstice and shortest day of the year. A solitary portable ice shack is visible just downstream from Marina Point on the first official day of winter. Following the solstice, days begin to lengthen. We can look forward to...
A winter’s glow: Nine Lake City homes sparkle for LCAA’s Holiday Tour
Dec 24, 2025
On a crisp, dark night, the spirit of the season came alive as nine local residences opened their doors for the Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) Holiday Home Tour on Dec. 13. Visitors were invited out of the cold and swept up in the wonder of the season as they toured through modern, farmhouse, mid-...
Bluff View sixth graders launch news network
Dec 24, 2025
The 6th graders at Lake City’s Bluff View Elementary School have been creating weekly news reports as the Tiger News Network (TNN) alongside the daily morning announcements. Principal Eric Aeschlimann started out writing and reading the announcements by himself over the intercom, but that soon...
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