Lake City Marina

Higher than expected cost for city dock, Hok-Si-La trail

Jan 13, 2021

Rising material costs and other factors are causing bids for city projects to come in higher than expected, officials say. The Lake City City Council on Monday, Jan. 11, approved contracts for a marina dock project and a multi-use trail to Hok-Si-La Park. The council approved a contract with River...

Marina removing hundreds of boats from Lake Pepin as season closes

Oct 21, 2020

The Lake City Marina parking lots are filling up with boats pulled from the water and put there for storage over the winter months. As of Oct. 16, Marina Administrator Jeff Brand said his crew was a little over half way through the task of pulling around 280 boats, of which the marina will store...

A measure of certainty for Marina Point

Jul 22, 2020

The Lake City City Council on July 13 came to what may be its final final decision of the fate of the summer vacation trailers that line the inner harbor leading to Marina Point. In previous votes, the council decided to move the trailers to make way for changes to Ohuta Park. It later approved a...

300 dock coming together

Apr 30, 2020

The main walkway for the Lake City Marina’s new 300 dock is in place and some of the fingers that will separate the slips float next to it. The city-owned marina is replacing the old 300 dock that was damaged in a tornado last fall. Elsewhere in the marina, boats are being launched as the 2020...

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