Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Decorating the town, for a good cause
Sep 13, 2018
On Sept. 6, the Lake City Tigers varsity football team and community members helped the Lake City Chamber of Commerce decorate the downtown for the fall season by adorning nearly 80 lights poles with corn stalks, decorative ribbon, and sponsorship tags. Businesses and individuals sponsored the...
Junk Crush returns to downtown Lake City this weekend
Sep 13, 2018
Downtown Lake City will be repurposed into an open-air market, complete with live music and entertainment this weekend.
Junk Crush runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Washington Street and Center Street.
The footprint of this year’s event is slightly smaller...
Corrected: Days of wine and repurposing
Sep 5, 2018
Junk Crush, Lake City’s annual downtown festival of merchants, music, and yes, wine, returns Sept. 15 and 16.
The two-day event features over 30 vendors of vintage, up-cycled, repurposed, antique, handmade, and primitive furniture and décor, according to Lake City Chamber of Commerce Executive...
Float-a-palooza
Aug 22, 2018
The Lake City Marina beach was crowded Saturday during the Float-a-palooza event. Generations of families took to the water to play on floating pads and inflatables. A flotilla of boats gathered just outside the buoyed off beach area. The Lake City Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event, along...
Letter: Event put Lake City back on the lake
Aug 22, 2018
To the editor:
Saturday was fantastic.
I am so proud of our mayor and his wife for coming up with the idea. And equally proud of our chamber for doing such a great job on making it all come together.
What a wonderful day: you guys put Lake Citians back on that beautiful lake!
Thanks to you!
Pat...
Letter: Float-a-palooza shows what community is all about
Aug 22, 2018
To the editor:
Lake Pepin Float-A-Palooza was a huge success!
It was amazing to see so many people enjoying our beach, laughing, having fun, and taking in summer. When I think about Lake City, I want it to feel like that every day -- radiating community, happiness, and fun!
The “behind the scenes...
Fun in sun forecast for Float-a-palooza
Aug 15, 2018
Float-a-palooza, a celebration of the trendy floating pads (and other flotation devices), is coming to the marina beach area near Ohuta Park on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Float-a-palooza is free for all ages and will feature music, food, giveaways, and more.
Lake City AmericInn...
Float-a-palooza announced
Aug 8, 2018
On Saturday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lake City, will host the first ever “Float-A-Palooza’ on Lake Pepin.
“Lake City is excited to host this fun event that focuses on getting people who don’t own boats out on our beautiful lake,” said Mark Nichols, mayor of Lake City.
Co-sponsored by the...
Big plans for big water skis
Jul 25, 2018
A committee operating under the Lake City Chamber of Commerce, has been meeting for several months on a project aimed at generating significant publicity for Lake City.
In 1922 Ralph Samuelson strapped a pair of 8-feet-long-by-9-inch-wide pine boards with curved tips to his feet, and with a rope...
Lake City loses two community leaders
Jul 12, 2018
Lake City lost two active members of its business community last week.
Dean Kaartinen passed away Tuesday, July 3, at age 52. Cathy Nichols died on Saturday, July 7, at age 61.
Nichols owned Lake City’s AmericInn motel and other hotels in the region.
Kaartinen and his wife, Joan, ran Creative...
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