Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Surprising demand for free food boxes
Nov 25, 2020
Distribution of 147 boxes of food from Channel One was supposed to begin at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
But with cars already lining up to receive the boxes at 10 a.m., the volunteers working the food distribution event decided to open early. By about 10:45 a.m., all the food was gone and some people had...
Mississippi River Flavor Company receives First Dollar from Chamber
Oct 21, 2020
The Lake City Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and staff met with Mississippi River Flavor Company on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to welcome them to the area and present them with their First Dollar Award.
It was the Chamber’s first First Dollar Presentation since the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Mississippi...
Sticking together on a Labor Day weekend
Sep 9, 2020
Lake City’s fair-themed get-together, “Lake City on a Stick” was a success, according to Michelle Larson of the Lake City Chamber of Commerce.
Businesses and restaurants around town offered stick-based specials and held other promotions.
Vendors and a food truck occupied the vacant lot at the...
Tour de Pepin goes virtual in 2020
Sep 2, 2020
The 13th annual Tour de Pepin (TDP) will be virtual this year and is taking place from Saturday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Oct. 4, according to the Lake City Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the event.
Tour de Pepin was originally rescheduled from its June date to Sept. 26 as a result of COVID-19,...
Large chair awaits social shares
Sep 2, 2020
An oversize blue wooden chair in McCahill Park invites passersby to stop and have their picture taken and, hopefully, share it to let people know that Lake City exists and they were there.
Sharon and Lee Eggenberger of Lake City ordered the chair from Leanna Fayerweather of Pepin, Wis., after...
Lake City get-together set for this weekend
Sep 2, 2020
With county fairs and the Minnesota State Fair canceled this year due to COVID-19, local groups are trying to offer some of the fair experience closer to home.
Local 4-H exhibits are on display around town as part of “MN: No Fair.”
“Because there were no county fairs and no state fair this year,...
Group cleans alley
Jul 15, 2020
The alley in the square block bounded by Washington Street, Center Street, Lyon Avenue, and Lakeshore Drive is seeing increased use as customers use it to access businesses while sidewalks on Lakeshore Drive are under construction.
Now a group has made the alley a lot more inviting.
Last weekend,...
Bursting in air
Jul 8, 2020
Fourth of July fireworks launched from Marina Point explode overhead and are reflected in the waters of Lake Pepin during the annual fireworks display organized by the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. The recently completed northern section of the Riverwalk attracted dozens of fireworks watchers, who...
Big summer blowout? Not this year
Jun 24, 2020
This weekend was supposed to be the 49th annual Water Ski Days. Instead it will go down in history as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
In a typical year, Lake City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michelle Larson would be coordinating the effort to welcome an estimated 30,000 people to town for...
Green cones appear at downtown businesses
Jun 17, 2020
Green cones like the one pictured above at Old Bank Bar have appeared around downtown Lake City. Inspired by the orange cones used on the road construction through town, these cones are there to let people know that downtown businesses are ready to serve them. “We are hoping that this promotional...
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