Lake City Marina

Crest leaves mess but could have been worse

Apr 3, 2019

By the time you read this, Mississippi River levels at Lake City will most likely be on their way down. The crest of 17.63 feet came sometime Monday, according to the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service. The service expected water levels to make steady downward progress...

Watching the river rise in real time

Mar 28, 2019

In the summer the continuous video feed from a webcam at the Lake City Marina is a way to keep an eye on the comings and goings of the marina’s inner harbor. For the next few weeks people can use it to keep tabs on the rising river. The webcam project is a collaboration of the Lake City Chamber of...

Beach, band shell on special April 1 meeting agenda

Mar 28, 2019

The Lake City City Council will hold a special meeting Monday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. On the agenda are two items that have triggered significant discussion, and some controversy, over the past few years: a structure to replace the recently demolished beach house in the Ohuta Park and...

Flood forecasts put Lake City on alert

Mar 20, 2019

With the National Weather Service reporting that low level flooding on the Mississippi River at Lake City is a virtual certainty and a better than 50 percent chance of major flooding, city officials are developing response plans. Lake City’s marina, public works department, and emergency...

Letter: Questions need answers before trailers move

Nov 1, 2018

To the editor: Let’s see: move the nine mobile homes (MH) to the point. What has to be accomplished: Determine the location for each MH. Remove some trees on the point and possibly the basketball/pickleball court. Construct new sewer, water and electrical connections. Move each MH (at what cost...

Fate of nine trailers in dispute

Oct 25, 2018

Last week, dozens of summer residents of trailer homes at the Lake City Marina signed a letter opposing what they claim are plans to remove nine trailers (pictured) that lie between the road leading to Marina Point and the marina’s inner harbor. This week, Mayor Mark Nichols and Council Member Greg...

Letter: Vote to preserve the point

Oct 18, 2018

To the editor: Progress is a slippery word. On the one hand it can mean: (i) advancement toward something higher or better, such as the progress of medical technology. On the other it can mean: (ii) an increase in scope or severity, such as the progress of a disease. When the word is applied to a...

Beach house demolished

Oct 11, 2018

An excavator owned by Glander Excavating pulls a section of roof from the beach house at the Lake City Marina swimming beach on Tuesday, Oct. 9. In May the City Council tasked City Administrator Rob Keehn with developing a plan to replace the structure and bringing it back to the council with cost...

Letter: Float-a-palooza shows what community is all about

Aug 22, 2018

To the editor: Lake Pepin Float-A-Palooza was a huge success! It was amazing to see so many people enjoying our beach, laughing, having fun, and taking in summer. When I think about Lake City, I want it to feel like that every day -- radiating community, happiness, and fun! The “behind the scenes...

Corrected: Committee recommends Brand for top marina job

Aug 8, 2018

An interview committee is recommending that the Lake City City Council hire Jeff Brand as the next administrator of the city’s municipal marina. Brand was the city’s long-time marina operations manager working under former administrator Mark Lutjen, who retired at the end of June. In May the...