Hok-Si-La

Hok-Si-La prepares for 2026 season

Apr 1, 2026

If you’re at Hok-Si-La Park for a walk or bike ride, you’ll likely see a few projects in progress as the park readies itself for the busy season. The chapel, a popular wedding location, is getting a new roof, as is a maintenance shed near the shop and office building. “The roof of the chapel has...

Rest Island Silver Fox Farms

Feb 25, 2026

If I’ve learned anything in writing this local lore column over the last several weeks, it’s that history isn’t always as clear as one might like it to be. This is especially true for the story of Hok-Si-La, as the park’s land has been used for multiple enterprises since the mid to late 1800s and...

WLP holds end of summer walking event at Hok-Si-La

Aug 19, 2020

The final Wednesday evening gathering of Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) 2020 walkers happened Aug. 12 at Hok-Si-La Park. Twenty-two WLP participants went for a hike, were awarded prizes and connected with Frank Lupton via Zoom. Frank is one of the original organizers of WLP and a life-long walking...

Lake City Council approves all 2020 fees except fire

Nov 20, 2019

For years the City of Lake City has had fire calls on its fee schedule but hasn’t billed for it. On Nov. 12, the City Council left them off the fee schedule it approved for the year 2020. The schedule is a list of virtually all fees charged by the city, from popcorn stands, to building permits, to...

Tiger boys win Hok-Si-La Invite, first time in 10 years

Sep 25, 2019

Apple pie was on the minds of the Lake City Tigers harriers as they arrived at Hok-Si-La for the Lake City Invite on Sept. 17. Instead of a trophy that gets stuffed into a closet, the Lake City invite gives out apple pies to the winning varsity teams, and everything a person would need to eat them...

Hok-Si-La Park offers many plant and tree specimens for walkers

Jul 3, 2019

The temperature was warmer for Walking Lake Pepin’s (WLP) third walk of the season at Hok-Si-La Park on Wednesday, June 26.After gathering at the newly renovated dining hall, park manager Joanne Klees showed the interior, including the new tongue and groove ash boards on the walls. The ash was from...

Interest high in Hok-Si-La plans

Jan 24, 2019

About 60 people, some reportedly from as far as the Twin Cities, attended an open house meeting Jan. 17 on the master plan being developed for Hok-Si-La Park. The master plan is one of the requirements to receive regional park designation, which would allow the city to seek state funding for park...

Six runners make Tigers all-time list at local invite

Sep 27, 2018

On Sept. 18, the Lake City Tiger harriers finished the varsity races at the 13-team Lake City Invitational with third places by both varsities, six all time list performances, and a new school record for the girls’ 5,000 meter race. The meet quality produced some very fast times in all the six...

Walking Lake Pepin will explore Hok-Si-La Park

Jun 6, 2018

“Walking Lake Pepin” is an annual fitness challenge for Lake City residents to participate in that encourages starting or continuing a physical activity program like walking. Participants can sign up and log minutes of walking and other physical activity while setting goals over the 10 weeks of...

Dredge sand re-examined

Feb 21, 2018

A program recently announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer seeking proposals for “beneficial uses” of dredge sand has attracted the attention of Lake City officials. At a City Council workshop on Feb. 12, Mayor Mark Nichols recalled a meeting between the city, the Corps, the Minnesota...