Downtown Lake City

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...

Letter: Let's preserve a downtown treasure

Mar 14, 2018

To the editor: A couple of weeks ago I read in the Graphic that the old Nat Peterson building at 113-115 S. Washington Street was up for sale. I hadn’t seen the second floor auditorium for a long time, and the current owner, Phyllis Thiel, kindly agreed to give me a tour. After walking up the 12-...

Chamber of Commerce relocating

Mar 7, 2018

Moving day is coming soon for the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. After 12 years at the corner of Center Street and South Lakeshore, the Chamber is moving a block away to the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Lyon Avenue, the former home of The Galley Restaurant, Dunphy’s Diner and, most recently, Bad...