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Lake ice measurements begin Feb. 15
Feb 8, 2023
It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 15.
The Corps takes ice measurements on Lake Pepin annually to forecast the navigational outlook. Lake Pepin’s ice thickness is measured because it’s the...
Army Corps: Barge traffic below 10-year average in 2022
Dec 14, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River on Dec. 9.
The 2022 navigation season unofficially ended Nov. 29, after the Motor Vessel Ashley Danielson departed St. Paul. The 2022 navigation season started March 21...
Corps to begin measuring ice depth
Feb 9, 2022
It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 16, the Corps said in a news release.
The Corps takes ice measurements on Lake Pepin annually to forecast the navigational outlook. Lake Pepin ice...
Barge stops by
Aug 29, 2018
The Motor Vessel Ardyce Randall made a brief stop at Roschen Park in Lake City Aug. 24. A photo taken by photographer Manda Baldwin and posted on Facebook shows crewmembers on the park dock and on shore. The Ardyce Randall is owned by American River Transportation, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels...
Michael Poindexter opens the navigation season on Lake Pepin
Apr 11, 2018
The first barge of the season passed through Lake Pepin Tuesday, April 10. Larry Nielson, the captain of the Pearl of the Lake paddlewheel boat, took this photo of the Motor Vessel Michael Poindexter as it entered the lower end of Lake Pepin at around 7 p.m. that day. He said it “encountered a...
Barges run aground near Lake City
Apr 13, 2017
A photo submitted by Cory Gagnon shows barges run aground on the rocks lining Highway 61 north of Lake City on the morning of April 6. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the grounding. Chief Gregory Steiger said no injuries were reported and no pollution was released. The barges that ran aground...
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