Lake City Chamber of Commerce

Chamber: banquet a ‘roaring’ success

Feb 5, 2020

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce held their annual banquet and awards night on Saturday, Jan. 25. The event was a Roaring 20s theme complete with themed décor, a jazz quartet, and a fundraising casino. “It was an amazing evening. We had over 100 in attendance with many dressed in their favorite...

MnDOT, Chamber meet with businesses about Highway 61 project communication

Jan 15, 2020

Cindy Morgan of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Michelle Larson of the Lake City Chamber of Commerce have been going door-to-door to businesses in the area expected to feel the greatest impact from the upcoming Highway 61 reconstruction project. Their goal is to meet with all...

New banners fly over downtown

Dec 26, 2019

Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff Michelle Larson (on a ladder) and Samantha Schamaun were busy installing winter-themed banners on Lakeshore Drive last week. The banners were purchased as part of the chamber’s winter decorating fundraiser thanks to over $2,000 in donations from local businesses...

Chamber adds awards to annual banquet

Dec 26, 2019

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce will be adding something new to their annual banquet this year – awards. Yearly awards are something done by chambers throughout the nation, but not one that has caught on yet in Lake City, the Chamber said in a news release. “We hope that these nominations will...

A cold, wet, festive park lighting ceremony

Dec 4, 2019

It was a rainy, sleety, snowy Saturday when Santa Claus came to town last weekend. Santa and his wife were the guests of honor at the annual holiday lighting event sponsored by the Lake City Chamber of Commerce in Patton Park. Children, perhaps over 100, huddled with the Claus’s to get their photo...

Christmas season descends upon Lake City

Nov 27, 2019

All sorts of Christmas and holiday-themed events are planned around the area between Thanksgiving and Christmas. But first, if you don’t already have Thanksgiving plans on Nov. 28, you can go to Bethany Lutheran Church, 525 South 6th Street, for the annual community Thanksgiving dinner put on by...

Corrected: Events to take place despite Hwy. 61 work

Oct 30, 2019

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce has been fielding phone calls from people wondering if local events will go on as scheduled next year with the highway construction from spring into the fall. The answer, virtually across the board, is yes. “I have not heard of any events being cancelled as a...

Anxieties surface as highway project nears

Oct 9, 2019

Several Lake City business owners used a question-and-answer period during a presentation on the Highway 61 reconstruction to air concerns about the impact a season of construction and detours will have on their businesses. Bids from the project could be let on Nov. 22, with contracts awarded in...

Chamber: Thank a manufacturer

Oct 2, 2019

Manufacturing Week in Minnesota is typically celebrated the first week of October each year. It’s a time to focus on the amazing impact the dynamic and robust industry of manufacturing has on the economy and the communities they call home. It’s a time for us to truly celebrate all they do. In many...

Johnny Appleseed Day is Oct. 5 in Lake City