Lake City Marina

Some outdoor activities return

Apr 23, 2020

Local outdoor businesses authorized to reopen under an order from Gov. Tim Walz are doing so while taking care to follow guidance on COVID-19 prevention. Facilities allowed to reopen or remain open under the April 17 order include bait shops, outdoor shooting ranges and game fairs, public and...

Marina dock replacement moves forward

Apr 8, 2020

The former 300 Dock at the Lake City Marina floated away last weekend. The buyer began disassembling portions of the dock last week, according to Lake City Marina Administrator Jeff Brand. Once the waters calmed, they floated the pieces out of the harbor and into Lake Pepin. There they were...

Dock offer floated, accepted

Mar 11, 2020

The Lake City City Council March 9 authorized the sale of the storm-damaged 300 dock at the city’s municipal marina. A tornado in 2019 caused extensive damage to the dock, leading the city to postpone replacement of another dock in favor of replacing the 300 dock this spring. In an email Wednesday...

City accepts dock replacement bid

Mar 4, 2020

Last month the Lake City City Council accepted a bid to replace a dock damaged when a tornado struck the city in September of last year. Replacement is planned for this spring. River City Welding submitted the low bid of $595,000 for replacement of the 300 dock. “We had a very favorable low bid,”...

Governor authorizes disaster assistance for Sept. 24 storm

Dec 11, 2019

Lake City could get some of its costs reimbursed related to a Sept. 24 storm that hit the city. On Dec. 5, Gov. Tim Walz authorized state disaster assistance for Wabasha County after a preliminary damage estimate identified over $100,000 in eligible damages to public infrastructure. Governments...

Council mulls beach plan implementation

Dec 11, 2019

With the final plan for Ohuta Park beach delivered, the city council had a lengthy workshop discussion Monday, Dec. 9, about how to implement it. The plan from WSB called for a four phase project with an estimated cost of over $7 million. City Administrator Rob Keehn asked the council for...

Final beach plan delivered

Dec 4, 2019

The Lake City City Council will go over the final redevelopment plans for the Ohuta Park beach at a televised 4:30 p.m. workshop meeting on Dec. 9 at City Hall. The plan is the “final deliverable” from consulting firm WSB, which began work in May to help develop a plan for the Ohuta Park and...

Boat removal enters home stretch

Oct 23, 2019

Members of the Lake City Marina’s boat removal crew use powerwashers to clean the hull of a sailboat just lifted out of the Lake City Marina on Oct. 22. Boat removal began Sept. 23 and is expected to be complete on Oct. 29, according to Lake City Marina Administrator Jeff Brand.

Letter: Events, not 'Field of Dreams,' will bring people to Lake City

Oct 23, 2019

Editor’s note: This letter was originally sent to the members of the Lake City City Council on Oct. 20. The author has submitted it as a letter to the editor. Dear council member: I understand your desire to increase the utilization of Ohuta Park by citizens of Lake City and beyond. I also would...

Lots said about park concepts

Aug 29, 2019

A joint meeting of the Lake City City Council, the Lake City Streets and Parks Commission, and the Lake City Marina Board gave members of all three groups the opportunity to share what they liked, and what they didn’t, about three concept plans for redeveloping the marina beach and Ohuta Park...