Andru Peters

Peters to give two talks on local National Guard camp history

Sep 27, 2023

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to two book talks led by local author and resident Andru Peters. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m., Peters will discuss his book “History of Camp Lakeview National Guard Training Camp 1881-1931,” specifically the role of steamers and their impact on...

Peters donates his Camp Lakeview book to high school media center

Sep 13, 2023

Author Andru Peters (center) donated a copy of his new book to the Lake City High School media center. The book is called “History of Camp Lakeview National Guard Training Camp 1881-1931, Lake City, Minnesota.” It’s about the National Guard Training Camp that operated in Lake City for half a...

What constitutes loyalty to our city?

Aug 16, 2023

As we turned the chapter of our City’s 150th anniversary in 2022, it may be time to look back in history and reflect where we were in past years and what should or could be that position today? As one of our Silent Generation leading world figures eloquently stated, by Sir Winston Churchill, who...

Peters honored as ‘Hero of the Game’ during St. Paul Saints game

Jun 14, 2023

On June 6, commemorating the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the St. Paul Saints and the Minnesota DAV honored Rochester DAV Mayo Southeast Chapter 28 member, Andru Peters as the Hero of the Game. Peters, of Lake City, was escorted to home plate at CHS stadium to receive this honor. Specialist...

Peters’ new book chronicles National Guard encampment that helped shape early Lake City

Feb 8, 2023

What started with the intention of writing a 15-page white paper has grown into a 300-plus page book with many photos chronicling the 50-year history of Camp Lakeview, a National Guard Camp on the south side of Lake City that operated from 1881 to 1931. It’s called History of Camp Lakeview...

A plan to revitalize downtown Lake City

Oct 20, 2022

Hopefully many Lake Citians recently attended or viewed the candidate’s public forum with invited and participating candidates for the various public offices at city hall. The candidates offered a variety of viewpoints and responded to questions submitted by attending citizens. There was one...

Andru Peters - City Council Candidate

Oct 12, 2022

Why are you running for city council? Having spent many years living in this community and over the generations watched how the city has changed over five generations, and observed the success, limitations and failure of initiatives. Some initiatives implemented were good for the city, while...

Cheer article calls to mind local John “Will” Adams

Aug 3, 2022

I read with interest an interesting story by Graphic editor Andrew Eggenberger in his trivial pursuit research on historical Lake City facts of interest. Entitle “Familiar U Cheer’s Lake Pepin Origin”. When I read his research findings and uncovered a name of a young Lake Citian named John W. Adams...

Century-old message still rings true: For a strong Lake City, shop local

Feb 16, 2022

History already teaches and reveals many attributes to us that illustrate that “History does matter to us!” One quote notes that “each generation, typically a 20 year span, will reap what the former generation has sown.” In today’s society with the political, economic, social challenges and...

Parrott’s passing left a huge hole in many

Nov 4, 2020

As a former journalist, in our lengthy career and life’s journey, we meet and encounter many people. Most meetings are just a passing “fleeting” moments but a handful garner and establish a very long term friend relationship, and that is why I am writing my memories of Bob Parrott. The journey...