Downtown Lake City

Decorating the town, for a good cause

Sep 13, 2018

On Sept. 6, the Lake City Tigers varsity football team and community members helped the Lake City Chamber of Commerce decorate the downtown for the fall season by adorning nearly 80 lights poles with corn stalks, decorative ribbon, and sponsorship tags. Businesses and individuals sponsored the...

Letter: Ample free parking, even after highway project

Sep 5, 2018

To the editor: The reconstruction of Trunk Highway 61 (TH61) scheduled for 2020 will bring many changes that directly benefit residents all across our city. The new engineer-endorsed highway reconstruction will create improvements to pedestrian safety, noticeable traffic calming, opportunistic...

Lavender Lane now open on Lyon Avenue

Aug 1, 2018

A long-time downtown Lake City clothing retailer is open in a new location with a new name. Almost on the Corner Closet has moved from Center Street to 104 E. Lyon Avenue, where it is once again next door to the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. The shop is now called Lavender Lane. The new name is a...

The Eagle has landed on Lakeshore Drive

Jun 14, 2018

A visibly vacant building on one of Lake City’s busiest intersections is empty no more. Eagle Hang Gliding has moved into the north side of the former Conoco building at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Marion Street. People can stop in to sign up for hang glider flights that have been offered...

A welcome home party for summer residents

Jun 7, 2018

A bright and sunny day on Sunday, May 27, helped the eigth Annual Welcome Fest committee greet the scores of families who make Lake City their summer home. The summer residents received a continental breakfast, along with welcome bags filled with maps, magazines, menus and coupons from local...

Letter: Downtown improvements call for a big thank you

May 24, 2018

To the editor, It’s great to see the facelifts in downtown Lake City. Last week driving into town on Highway 61, I could not help but notice the continued improvements to the former Big Bear location. Tom and Mary Jane Rasmussen deserve a big thank you for investing in the property and investing...

Rotary members paint Chamber

May 16, 2018

Volunteers from the Lake City Rotary Club painted the exterior of the Lake City Chamber of Commerce’s office on the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Lyon Avenue. At left are volunteers at work. Below are volunteers Joe Line, Ava Perry, Steve Lang, Tom Dwelle and Ron Hooge. Not pictured is Michelle...

Letter: Save parking for customers

May 16, 2018

To the editor: Thirty years in business! We have been truly blessed to live half of our lives in such a beautiful community and proudly call Lake City our adopted hometown. To continue success for our local businesses we need our customers. Customers need a place to park. It has unfortunately...

Chamber move accomplished

Apr 11, 2018

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce is now open at its new location, 100 E. Lyon Avenue. Hours will continue to be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The chamber invites everyone to stop in to see the new office. An open house is being planned sometime in May. “The Chamber would like to...

Letter: Scents call to mind a grand lady, the Hotel Lyon

Mar 21, 2018

To the editor: It’s been more than 40 years but my memories of Hotel Lyon are still as vivid as if it were yesterday. My grandparents ran the hotel from the mid-1920’s to 1933. My older sisters were in school and mom had her hands full with two-year-old twins and a new baby. I was a typical active...