History

Author of new Old Frontenac history books headlines Florence Township History Fair

Apr 11, 2018

Friends of the Florence Town Hall will host a Florence Township History Fair Saturday, April 21, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Town Hall, 33915 Hwy 61, Frontenac. Refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded. There is no entrance charge. At 2 p.m. Lorry Wendland, resident of Old Frontenac,...

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-...

Ause to speak on BWCA wilderness March 15

Mar 7, 2018

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a slide show and discussion on the natural history of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) wilderness led by Bruce Ause, an interpretive naturalist at Frontenac State Park. This event will take place on Thursday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the...

History researchers make unexpected discovery

Feb 7, 2018

A trio of Lake City men expected to find some history at the Minnesota History Center on Jan. 30. Ben Threinen, Don Schwartz and Bill Stiene visited the center to look for photos of Ralph Samuelson for Threinen’s upcoming film about the water skiing pioneer. After visiting the center’s Gale Family...

Looking ahead: Help wanted at the Lake City Historical Society

Jan 3, 2018

Lake City Historical Society has a mission to promote, preserve, and educate. Ongoing initiatives have been the development of historical narratives about Lake City’s founders and noteables. A second DVD is underway and includes pioneer minister/school master Rev. Silas Hazlett, steamer captain L...

Under weed patch, hidden history

Nov 22, 2017

There is a surprise in your country driving west of Lake City, very near the junction of County Roads 78 and 82. It may have been a mystery to you as you noticed a tall weed patch out in a soybean field nearly a half acre in size. A closer look would have disclosed burdock, nettles, prickly vines...

From wheat to bread: Let's take a ride

Nov 9, 2017

Editor’s note: Matt Krumel is a trucker from St. Perrysburg, Ohio. Earlier this year he traced the origins of his childhood fascination with trucking and agriculture to Lake City. The result is the story below. He is a member of the American Truckers Historical Society. On its way to the bakery...

Florence Township history fair is Oct. 21

Oct 11, 2017

Friends of the Florence Town Hall will host a Florence Township History Fair on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded. There is no entrance charge. The 2 p.m. program will feature Chuck Richardson talking about his trips to Cuba in recent...

Wabasha County fair seeks history for 150th anniversary book

Oct 5, 2017

The 150th Wabasha County Fair will be July 18-21, 2018. The fair is planning on putting together a 150th Wabasha County Fair book. Organizers are looking for pictures, stories, history, and other items related to the Wabasha County Fair over the last 150 years. “History can be what happen at...