Lake City Chamber of Commerce

Registration now open for Tour de Pepin, Y-Knot Tri

Feb 22, 2023

Registration for the 16th annual Tour de Pepin and the second annual Y-Knot Tri opened Monday, Feb. 20. “Held the first Saturday in June, Tour de Pepin offers bicyclists from amateur to expert an opportunity to experience Lake Pepin from the saddle,” the Lake City Chamber of Commerce said in an...

Sun shines Sunday on the Mile Wide Open, with more WinterStüff in the forecast

Feb 8, 2023

Sunshine and mild temperatures made it a pretty good day for ice golf and ice skating Sunday just offshore from Kelly’s Lakehouse at the Mile Wide Open, as shown in the photo above by Ben Threinen. And if you did happen to get cold during the Saturday and Sunday event, there were numerous fires by...

City, Chamber deliver salt to downtown businesses

Feb 1, 2023

Lake City Public Works and the Lake City Chamber of Commerce spent the morning of Jan. 27 delivering pails of salt, community guides, maps, and event flyers to downtown businesses. “It was a great morning with a lot of smiles and good conversation with downtown businesses,” Chamber Director...

Lots of stüff and things to do

Feb 1, 2023

Whether you like to ice golf, go around in circles, dance, snow shoe, ski, hike, play bingo, or play euchre, the Lake City area is a pretty happening place to be this weekend. The weather looks promising as well, with highs in the low-to-mid 30s on both Saturday and Sunday. The Lake City Chamber...

Chamber to cease hosting Fourth of July fireworks

Jan 25, 2023

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for all of their assistance over the last several years to help fund and support the Fourth of July fireworks. However, after much discussion and consideration, our organization...

Thomas joins Chamber staff, Hoffman transitions to tourism, Council approves tourism budget

Jan 11, 2023

Heather Thomas has joined the Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff as its Events and Office Coordinator, and former Chamber Executive Director Ed Hoffman is moving into a tourism and communications role. “We are excited to announce that our chamber staff has grown to three, and now more than ever,...

Newly relocated Mercy and Grace gets First Dollar

Dec 28, 2022

On Friday, Dec. 16, Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors joined at Mercy and Grace Boutique to celebrate this newly relocated business with a First Dollar event. Now at 104 E. Lyon Avenue, Donna Brockman recently moved Mercy and Grace from its previous location at 118 W. Center St...

Downtown assessment results presented at Chamber of Commerce

Dec 28, 2022

The Director of Community Programs at Rethos, Emily Kurash Casey, delivered a presentation to Lake City residents and key stakeholders at the Chamber of Commerce’s office on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Kurash Casey outlined the findings of the organization’s Main Street surveys conducted in the summer of...

‘The Shops of Lake City’ retail group holds first meeting

Dec 14, 2022

A new retail action group, “The Shops of Lake City” held their first meeting on Dec. 8 at the Lake City Chamber of Commerce office. The group was created to help shop owners work together to advance retail in the area. “It is so important that our retailers collaborate to promote all of the...

Chamber to host Downtown Assessment meeting Dec. 13

Dec 7, 2022

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce is inviting community members to the Rethos Downtown Assessment reporting meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at noon. The meeting will take place at the chamber office (100 East Lyon Ave). “Rethos conducted an assessment in August to help identify community assets and...