Lake City Sportsman’s Club

$2,000 Sportsman’s Club support for Packing for the Weekend

Jan 11, 2023

The Lake City Sportsman’s Club (LCSC) recently presented a $2,000 check to Packing for the Weekend to support the organization’s efforts to provide food to families facing food insecurity in the community. Pictured, from left: Al and Gay Thompson, Packing for the Weekend coordinators, Audry Plote,...

Sportsman’s Club picks up adopted highway

Oct 26, 2022

Lake City Sportsman’s Club members pose for a photo during the club’s annual Adopt-A-Highway clean-up event on Oct. 22. “We did our usual section, plus this year we added another section of 1.5 miles for a total of a little over 3 miles,” the club said in a news release.

Leaders of Valued Equality Hallow-Queen Drag Scare fundraiser is Oct. 29

Oct 26, 2022

L.O.V.E. (Leaders of Valued Equality), a non-profit organization that focuses on fostering a supportive environment for rural, LGBTQIA+ youth is holding its second annual Hallow-Queen Drag Scare fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. “Join us for our second annual...

Pale Ales close out encampment events

Jul 27, 2022

Saturday’s Camp Lakeview encampment events ended with a free performance by the Pale Ales bluegrass band at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. More coverage of Saturday’s events celebrating the history of the Army National Guard and Civilian Conservation Camp that used to be in Lake City can be found...

150th Committee: ‘A village created another village’ at Lakeview Encampment

Jul 27, 2022

The Sportsman’s Club site was recently transformed into a Civil war period military village in celebration of Lake City’s 150th celebration. The day’s events were widely advertised and free for visitors to enjoy. A historical enactment group set up creative stations as a blacksmith shop,...

Encampment is Saturday

Jul 20, 2022

Lake City’s history as the home of a National Guard training camp and later a Civilian Conservation Corps camp is the focus of an event Saturday, July 23, on a site that was once part of both facilities. The free Camp Lakeview Encampment will take place at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. From 1881...

Chamber honky-tonk

Apr 27, 2022

The Lake City Chamber of Commerce held a country-themed banquet Thursday, April 21, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club with country music performed by Tim Emmons and the Stranger and barbecue from Kelly’s Lakehouse. Many in attendance came wearing cowboy boots, hats and other western attire. “We...

Winds let up, sun shines on ice fishing contest

Feb 23, 2022

Big winds buffeted volunteers from the Lake City Sportsman’s Club Feb. 18 as they prepared the contest area for Saturday’s ice fishing contest. The weather was much more pleasant the next day when anglers of all ages competed to see who could pull the biggest fish out of a hole in the Lake Pepin...