Lake Pepin

Ice disappearing from Lake Pepin

Mar 17, 2021

Photographer Steve Brown captured this image of the beach at Hok-Si-La Park as the winter ice pulls away from shore. “No swimmers at the beach,” he wrote. “Won’t be long and the ice will be all gone.”

Skating and soaring

Mar 3, 2021

Skaters and kite-flyers gathered at the government pier beach Saturday for a late-winter pop-up event.

Poetry - Juxtaposition

Mar 3, 2021

One of my high school friends described me as “so logical’, I’ve always liked math and algebra, mysteries, and problem solving. In my jobs, I was guided by rules and statutes, best practices, and the like. I’ve never been a fan of sarcasm…literal is easy - it’s straight forward. I know what a...

Skating and kiting party planned for Saturday

Feb 24, 2021

Another pop-up event is coming to the Lake Pepin ice near the government pier this weekend. Mark Nichols announced the “Pop-up Winter Kite Flying and Skating Get-together” Tuesday on Facebook. He’s inviting people come to the government pier beach Saturday, Feb. 27, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for...

Saturday was an ice day for many

Jan 6, 2021

What began with a text message late last week resulted in an ice rink on Lake Pepin that was still in use Tuesday, Jan. 5. Along the way the rink was the site of a skating party Saturday, Jan. 2, that attracted a few hundred people over the course of a few hours for skating, music, an outdoor...

Skaters take to lake, ponds

Dec 30, 2020

It’s been cold lately, but not cold enough for long enough to get a skating surface on the Lake City ice skating rink at Underwood Park. Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen said that with a shallow rink and a dark surface that absorbs heat, ice on the rink can begin to melt in...

Pro bass anglers compete on Lake Pepin

Aug 26, 2020

Forty-seven anglers competed in a Champions Tour bass fishing tournament Friday, Aug. 21, on Mississippi River Pool 4, including Lake Pepin. Matt Peters of Waconia, Minn., won the $12,000 prize, catching 126 pounds, 5 ounces, of fish between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and from noon to 4 p.m. The largest...

Kayaking 80-year-old passes  by on Mississippi voyage

Aug 19, 2020

Stan “The Kayaking Man” Stark and his entourage stopped at the Ohuta Park beach in Lake City Tuesday on their downriver trek after spending the night in Frontenac. At 80 years old, Stark is endeavoring to be the oldest kayaker to complete the “Source to Sea” trip along the river. He’s also raising...

Comments sought on Corps’ draft river master plan

Aug 19, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its draft Upper Mississippi River master plan and environmental assessment Aug. 14 and is seeking public comments. The master plan encompasses the Upper Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The...

One last fishing trip for Marine vet

Aug 5, 2020

Season’s Hospice patient Roger Jensson’s wish to go fishing once more was granted recently thanks to a collaboration between the hospice and Mayo Clinic Ambulance on July 13. Lake City Boat Club and Rentals owner Dave Breitenfield donated the use of his boat to take the Marine veteran, his three...