Downtown Lake City

DLC: Ice golf outing was chance to measure public preferences

Feb 20, 2020

On Feb. 1 Destination Lake City (DLC), the Jewel Golf Course and the Lake City Chamber of Commerce sponsored the second annual Winterfest Golf Event that was held on Lake Pepin. The event had an excellent turnout of more than 250 participants who enjoyed playing outdoor golf on the ice and snow...

Several futures possible for downtown lots

Dec 19, 2019

Justin Hawryluk says he’s excited to see the demolition of buildings along the 200 block of South Lakeshore and what could replace them, even if he doesn’t know yet what that will be. Hawryluk is the president of Lake Pepin Development Company, which owns the roughly half-acre of land on the...

Demolition underway on downtown block

Dec 11, 2019

The long-awaited demolition of some buildings on the 200 block of South Lakeshore Drive began Monday. Lake Pepin Development, which owns the site, received a demolition permit from the city earlier this year. In a Feb. 6 letter reviewed by the city’s Heritage Preservation Commission as part of the...

Washington Street trick-or-treat returns Oct. 31

Oct 23, 2019

Lake City businesses are looking forward to hosting hundreds of trick-or-treaters this Halloween during the annual Trick-or-Treat on Washington Street event. It’s a downtown tradition that began in 2011. On Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Washington Street in downtown Lake City from Port...

Updated: Hallows week 2019 promises fun times

Oct 23, 2019

It’s here again, that time of year of saying “trick or treat” but really just meaning treat and trying to outdo one another for the most inventive or elaborate costume. Several Halloween events are planned around the area for young and old culminating in the big day itself, Thursday, Oct. 31....

Letter: Letters generate ideas

Oct 16, 2019

To the Editor: The minute The Lake City Graphic newspaper comes, I sit down and read it from page one to the last page. I am so interested in what’s happening in our place in the world. I am especially interested in the letters to the editor feature each week. They were very informative and...

Anxieties surface as highway project nears

Oct 9, 2019

Several Lake City business owners used a question-and-answer period during a presentation on the Highway 61 reconstruction to air concerns about the impact a season of construction and detours will have on their businesses. Bids from the project could be let on Nov. 22, with contracts awarded in...

Letter: Highway project should be done in two stages

Oct 9, 2019

To the editor: I would like to thank the Chamber of Commerce and all involved in putting together the informal question and answer meeting related to the 2020 Highway 61 construction project. It was amazing to learn that the project has come this far without someone in the city doing an “economic...

Semi hits traffic light, blocks Lakeshore Drive

Jul 31, 2019

A collision with a traffic light at the corner of Lyon Avenue and Lakeshore Drive left three lanes of Lakeshore Drive blocked Monday, July 29. At around 4:20 p.m. that day, a semi truck hauling 51,000 pounds of flour collided with the light while making a right turn from Lyon Avenue southbound...

Letter: Selling public safety building property would be shortsighted

Jul 17, 2019

To the editor: Last Monday’s City Council meeting again addressed the future for the former Public Safety property. Whether the existing structure has a viable use has been summarized as “no.” But the Council is weighing selling the building for some undetermined use when the downtown as a whole,...