Lake City Chamber of Commerce

Corrected: Water Ski Days 2021

Jun 30, 2021

Scenes from 49th annual Water Ski Days celebration. Editor's note: This article has been corrected with Faye Brown's correct group affiliation.

It’s time for Water Ski Days 2021

Jun 23, 2021

The 49th Water Ski Days is set to go off this weekend in Lake City. All the marquee events are back for this year’s festival, which runs June 25-27, but some things have moved because of construction at the Ohuta Beach area. The biggest change will be the location of the beer tent. Instead of the...

Water Ski Days a week away

Jun 16, 2021

The 49th annual Water Ski Days begins in just over a week away with music, rides, shopping, fried food, and a lot more on June 25-27. The Lake City Chamber of Commerce organizes the annual event, but they don’t do it alone. Groups and individual volunteers help make the festival a reality. “We are...

La Tour de Pepin a été très chaude

Jun 9, 2021

Tour de Pepin is French for “Tour of Pepin.” Likewise “C’était très chaud” means “It was very hot,” according to Google Translate. And it was, but that didn’t prevent it from being a success, according to the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. “Despite the intense heat, bridge construction, and lake...

Water Ski Days buttons will feature Briannah Shingleton design

Jun 3, 2021

Lincoln High School student Briannah Shingleton submitted the winning design for the Water Ski Days button design contest. Her lake scene with a water skier silhouette in the foreground will appear on this year’s Water Ski Days buttons. The collectible buttons will cost $3 once they become...

Registration still open for Saturday’s Tour de Pepin

Jun 3, 2021

The 14th annual Tour de Pepin cycling event is Saturday, June 5, and organizer Lake City Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that they are so excited to be bringing the event back in 2021. “We have over 600 riders signed up, and boy is it going to be a hot one. The Tour de Pepin will be hosted...

Tour de Pepin returns, registration now open

Apr 28, 2021

Registration for the 14th annual Tour de Pepin is now open. Last year’s event was virtual due to COVID-19. This year’s the tour will be back and in-person on June 5, with some modifications. A new 40-mile ride between Lake City and Stockholm, Wis., joins the traditional 30-, 50-, 72-, and 100-mile...

Girls Day Out to ‘Paint the Town’ Saturday, April 24

Mar 31, 2021

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce has announced that this years Girls Day Out event in Lake City will take place on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Paint the Town.” “Downtown Lake City will be buzzing with great deals and fun events at our local shops and...

Another food distribution planned for April 9

Mar 31, 2021

Organizers are expecting a shipment of 400 boxes of food Friday, April 9, from Channel One Food Bank for the next pop-up food distribution event. The event will begin at 11 a.m. at Underwood Park in Lake City. The park is on North 10th Street across the street from the Lake City Public Safety...

Lakeshore Real Estate gets ‘first dollar’

Mar 24, 2021

On Thursday, March 18, Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff and members joined at the office of Lakeshore Real Estate - Krage and Associates to welcome this newly formed venture between longstanding members of the local real estate community. The Lake City Chamber of Commerce awards a “First Dollar...