Lake City Historical Society

Quist: Dedication evident in history essays bodes well for students’ futures

Jun 3, 2021
Last week the Lake City Historical Society, Greater Lake City Community Foundation (GLCCF), and high school officials presented $500 in cash prizes to the winning Lincoln High School contestants in the second annual “Why History Matters Essay Contest.” Advanced Placement (AP) History students in...

Gary Lamaster joins historical society board

Mar 31, 2021
Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) is announcing that Gary LaMaster has joined its board of directors. He was born and educated in Iowa and was a longtime resident of the Twin Cities. After retiring in 2006 to Arizona he has returned to the area to be in proximity to family and the natural...

History Matters Essay Contest - Second Place Winner

Jun 3, 2020
Editor’s note: The following essay by 2020 Lincoln High School graduate Charles Johnson was the second place winner of the Lake City Historical Society’s “History Matters” essay contest.   Today, I believe we live in a society focused on the now, on the present. We’re constantly updating ourselves...

Historical society awards winners in ‘History Matters’ essay contest

Jun 3, 2020
Last Wednesday the Lake City Historical Society and high school officials presented $500 in cash prizes to the two winning Lincoln High School contestants in the first annual “Why History Matters Essay Contest.” Bruce Carlstrom made the announcement of the two winners on Lake Hits 95.9 radio...

History Matters Essay Contest - First Place Winner

Jun 3, 2020
Editor’s note: The following essay by 2020 Lincoln High School graduate Alexander Holmgren was the first place winner of the Lake City Historical Society’s “History Matters” essay contest.   Time, from a theoretical physics point of view, is measured as lower levels of entropy (dis-order in the...

Boyd receives lifetime membership in Lake City Historical Society

May 28, 2020
The Lake City Historical Society honored Willard “Sandy” Boyd with a lifetime membership for making a significant financial contribution to the organization. Boyd is pictured above with his membership plaque. Although currently living in Iowa City, Iowa, Sandy has close ties to Lake City. His...

Old building gives way to boat lot

May 28, 2020
It wasn’t one of downtown Lake City’s most beautiful buildings, but it was one of the oldest, with a history that began miles upriver. On Tuesday, May 26, the building at 128 North Washington Street that most recently housed Lake City Glass came down. In its place will be a parking lot for Marine...

Sontag honored with life membership to Lake City Historical Society

May 13, 2020
The Lake City Historical Society honored Lucy Sontag recently with a lifetime membership “for her significant contributions to Lake City history.” Sontag is pictured above with her membership plaque.

From the Graphic archives: Sontag honored at nursing school’s centennial

May 13, 2020
Editor’s note: The Graphic published this story about Lucy Sontag’s contributions to Lake City and public health in Minnesota in November of 2009. Recently the Lake City Historical Society honored Sontag with a lifetime membership for “for her significant contributions to Lake City history.”   A...

Art, history, film and music come together for ‘I Am Woman’ on March 14

Mar 4, 2020
Lake City Area Arts will be celebrating Women’s History Month on March 14 with an event featuring 48 works from 24 artists, six presentations or performances, and several historical displays. “I Am Woman” will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake City Area Arts Center, 105 W. Center St.,...

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