Downtown Lake City

Port Authority hearing on 303 S. Lakeshore sale is April 7

Mar 30, 2022

The Lake City Port Authority will hold a public hearing on April 7 regarding the potential sale of the property it owns at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Marion Street for a condominium project. “The (Port Authority) board unanimously voted to approve the purchase agreement presented at our...

Downtown sidewalks need changes

Feb 16, 2022

I am writing you today in regards to the sidewalks and planters in downtown Lake City. I was so excited to see the improvements to the Highway coming through Lake City. I appreciate the three lanes and the central turn lane. I feel it works well. However there is a real need to change the...

Doe Days is upon us

Nov 3, 2021

Doe Days, “a weekend full of fun and specials,” takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5, 6 and 7 in Lake City. Jil Garry of Treats and Treasures, one of the participating businesses, said Doe Days began many years ago as a shopping event for women whose husbands were presumed to be out...

QR codes identify banner sponsors ‘who helped Lake City shine’

Oct 20, 2021

Lake City is looking beautiful this fall. The new street banners add so much interest, color and flair to our town. As part of the banner project it was suggested that QR codes be added to the lamp post with metal banners identifying the sponsor on that post. A QR is a code that can be read with a...

Peterson family sells opera house building

Oct 13, 2021

A landmark building in downtown Lake City has a new owner. Lake Pepin Development, LLC, purchased the building at 105 W. Center Street from Peterson Opera House, LLC, on Sept. 27, according a state database. The Peterson family operated several businesses in Lake City in the 20th century,...

Growing loading zone leads to tickets, frustration

Aug 11, 2021

Recent changes to the parking rules on the 100 block of South Lakeshore are causing frustration at Shear Wizards Salon. The block lost parking spaces when a bump-out and right turn lane were added during the Highway 61 reconstruction project last year, leaving three spaces available during the day...

Sewer line replacement closes one block of Washington Street

Aug 4, 2021

The 100 block of North Washington Street in downtown Lake City was closed Tuesday, Aug. 3. According to Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen, the work is to replace a collapsed sewer service line to the adjacent Port 104. It was not a city project, he said.

Group overwhelmed by support for banner project

Jul 7, 2021

We are overwhelmed! Lake City Banner Committee members Kathy Jo Rodester, Megan Kramer, Michelle Larson, Mark Nichols, Larry Foster, John Hutchinson and Ron and Joan Schimbeno wish to thank community individuals, businesses, and organizations for their support of our banner project to enhance the...

Garden clubs fill planters around town

May 26, 2021

Members of two local garden clubs filled new and existing planters around Lake City with flowers on May 18. Many of the planters filled by the Gardenaire and Bitttersweet garden clubs were added during the Highway 61 reconstruction project last year. Pictured are some flowers in one of the new...

Toy store opens downtown

Apr 28, 2021

When Katie and Justin Novak rented space at 104 E. Lyon Ave. to open a toy store, they expected to paint and be open within a month. That isn’t how it worked out. “It’s snowballed into something we never planned on,” Justin said. First, Michelle Larson, who was then with the Chamber of Commerce,...