Lake City Chamber of Commerce

Riders on the course

Feb 16, 2022

Fat tire bike riders rolled along the groomed trails at The Jewel Golf Club Feb. 12 for the annual Fired Up! Fat Bike Tour. “It was great to get Fired Up! fired up again after pausing due to Covid concerns last year,” the Lake City Chamber of Commerce, which puts on the annual event, said in a...

Annual fat tire bike ride is Saturday

Feb 9, 2022

The annual Fired Up! Fat Bike Tour event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12 from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at The Jewel Golf Club. This year will be a free event with a similar course to previous years, but there will not be swag bags or a bike drawing, according to the Lake City Chamber of Commerce...

Stüff begins, continues all month

Feb 9, 2022

A monthlong series of outdoor winter activities known as Winter Stüff began Saturday, Feb. 5, with snowshoeing, hiking, and skiing at Hok-Si-La Park and a bonfire and ice golf at Kelly’s Lakehouse. “Since there is no official Winterfest this year a group of community members collaborated to...

Chamber proposes changes to city’s tourism agency agreement

Dec 29, 2021

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce is asking the City Council to consider changing how it allocates funds generated by its lodging tax. Like many Minnesota cities, the City of Lake City takes advantage of a state law that allows it to tax lodging at three percent and then designate an organization...

Patton Park was lit Saturday

Dec 1, 2021

A whole lot of people came to Patton Park Saturday evening to see the holiday lights lit up. Before the big reveal, people listened to Christmas music, sang carols, sipped hot cocoa, dropped off food shelf donations, and told Santa what they wanted for Christmas. It was fairly warm for November,...

Park lighting kicks off holiday events season

Nov 24, 2021

It’s that time of year again. “All I want for Christmas is You” is climbing the charts. And the Lake City Chamber of Commerce is preparing for a park lighting ceremony in Patton Park on Saturday, Nov. 27. But before that, on Nov. 26 (AKA “Black Friday”) people can take a break from doorbusting and...

Chamber of Commerce  welcomes River’s Edge Wellness

Nov 17, 2021

Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors recently joined at River’s Edge Wellness to welcome this business to the Chamber and to its new location with a ribbon cutting event. “River’s Edge Wellness, owned by Jessica Richmond, is the new ‘Zen’ space of Lake City! They offer yoga, chair...

Chamber presents contribution to Hok-Si-La trail extension

Nov 10, 2021

Some of the original Riverwalk fundraisers were on hand Monday as the Lake City Chamber of Commerce presented the City of Lake City with a $25,000 check to help pay for the multi-use trail extension from Central Point Road to the entrance at Hok-Si-La Park. Ray and Gloria Poncelet spurred the...

Corrected: Riverwalk fundraisers pleased to see funds used for trail extension

Nov 3, 2021

More than 30 years after a group of local fundraisers helped make the first stretch of the Riverwalk a reality, some funds from that effort are helping to pay for an extension of that trail from Central Point Road to the entrance of Hok-Si-La Park. On Monday, Nov. 8, some of the people involved...

Chamber welcomes three businesses to Lake City

Oct 13, 2021

In September Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors joined at Active PT Sports and Physical Therapy, First Alliance Credit Union, and Kelly’s Lake House to welcome these businesses to Lake City and the Chamber with ribbon cutting and first dollar events. Active PT Sports and Physical...