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Local Lore: Jewell Nursery was once nation’s largest
Feb 11, 2026
Lake City’s Jewell Nursery Co. was founded in 1868 by Dr. Phineas A. Jewell (1825-1878), who graduated as a physician from Ann Arbor University and served in the Civil War as a surgeon for the Federal Army before turning to an outdoor trade. He gained experience in horticulture by organizing a...
Kiwanis Club hears from area entrepreneurs with a weekly podcast
Feb 11, 2026
Kiwanis member Heather Thomas welcomed Cole Nelson and Blake Waters to our Wednesday noon meeting.
Cole, along with his father and eight employees, operate Maverick Construction south of Zumbro Falls. Of interest besides doing house siding, gutters, etc., they fabricate high end jumping water...
Lions Glow Walk set for Feb. 21 at Hok-Si-La
Feb 11, 2026
After being postponed due to icy conditions, the Lake City Lions Club’s annual Glow Walk at Hok-Si-La Park is now scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“Our originally scheduled walk was postponed due to treacherous ice conditions and now we are crossing our fingers and our toes...
Mound property restoration community meeting is Feb. 19
Feb 11, 2026
The public is invited to learn about plans for the historic native burial site off of North 10th Street in Lake City.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 19, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the banquet hall at the Lake City VFW, 115 N. Franklin St.
“We’ll introduce Prairie Island’s Tribal Historic...
Kiwanis Club presents dictionaries to students
Feb 11, 2026
On Jan. 21, Bluff View Elementary School third grade students received dictionaries provided by the Kiwanis Club of Lake City. “All third grade students are given dictionaries at the request of their teachers,” the club said in a news release. “Kiwanis has been providing these tools of learning for...
Lake Pepin Chamber Music performs Feb. 14 at art center
Feb 11, 2026
Lake Pepin Chamber Music will perform at the Lake City Area Arts Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 14. “Celebrate Valentine’s Day with rich, warm, soul-stirring classical music! Featuring violinist Elizabeth York, cellist Audrey Snyder, pianist Carson Rose Schneider, and bassoonist Emma Plehal,”...
Town supports home-grown Olympian
Feb 11, 2026
A cardboard cut-out of Olympian Taylor Heise at her old school, Bluff View Elementary School in Lake City. It’s one of many displays of support that have appeared around Lake City. The sheets on the wall record the results of Team USA at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy. Heise scored...
Legion baseball kicks off softener salt fundraiser
Feb 4, 2026
The Lake City American Legion Post 110 baseball team is hosting a softener salt fundraiser throughout the month of February (ends Saturday, Feb. 28).
With a huge help from Shamrock Salt, owned and operated by Baxter O’Reilly, fundraising efforts are being made in order to help fund the American...
Minnesota author Kathleen West coming to library Feb. 12
Feb 4, 2026
The Lake City Public Library (LCPL) invites the public to a book talk with Minnesota author Kathleen West on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m.
West is a veteran school teacher who graduated with a degree in English from Macalester College and a master’s degree in literacy education from the...
Oak Center store to host free Victrola listening session
Feb 4, 2026
We are looking forward to hosting a free Victrola listening session on Friday, Feb. 6.
Todd of Dream Acres Farm in Wykoff will be bringing his vintage phonograph to our historic big room and playing his collection for us.
“My record collection includes thousands of 78’s from 1900 to the 1950’s....
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