Hok-Si-La Park

Hok-si-la Park history walk planned for May 25

May 11, 2016

People can kick off their Memorial Day weekend early at Hok-Si-La Park. The Goodhue County Historical Society will hold a coffee gathering, history discussion, and a walk along Lake Pepin. The event will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 25. Tickets are $3 for Historical Society members and $5 for non-...

Waterfront committee outlines goals after Ohuta bathhouse reprieve

May 4, 2016

The Destination Lake City (DLC) Waterfront Subcommittee met at the Lake City Marina conference room Thursday, April 28, for its monthly meeting. The main topic of conversation was to determine next steps to the City Council’s vote earlier this month not to proceed with getting estimates for the...

Rest Island figured big in alcohol prohibition

Nov 12, 2015

Lake City, and specifically Rest Island on the north edge of town, played a key role in local and state efforts to enforce prohibition at the end of the 19th century. That history will be spelled out in a Goodhue County Historical Society program to be held in Red Wing Nov. 19. The program is being...

New sign at Hok-Si-La Park entrance

Oct 7, 2015

Hikers Amelie and Adeline Threinen stopped by the new sign at Hok-Si-La Park to get a glimpse of what awaits them inside. The sign went up this week. Park Manager Joanne Klees said a base with a raised flower bed in the center will be added. The entire cost of the new entrance sign and landscaping...

3 sleeping cabins to go in at Hok-Si-La

Aug 27, 2015

Work could begin around Oct. 1 on construction of three camping cabins for Hok-Si-La Park. Local contractors are being sought to build the cabins with plans for them to be ready for use next May 1. The 16-by-24-foot cabins with six-foot porches will not have running water but they will have...

Jet skiers are a happy fit at Hok-Si-La

Aug 27, 2015

When members of the Twin Cities Jet Pilots came looking for a place to play several years ago, Hok-Si-La Park Manager Joanne Klees was skeptical. “You guys are not a good fit for us,” she told them. The sometimes rowdy, always fun-loving, youthful and acrobatic skiers pleaded. They had had a couple...