Lake Pepin

Fishing rules could change on Lake Pepin

Sep 12, 2019

For the first time in nearly 70 years, Minnesota and Wisconsin are proposing notable changes to border waters fishing regulations – and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants the public to weigh in on them, according to a news release. “We wholeheartedly welcome public input,”...

Adventure can't wait: New Yorker descends the Mississippi on paddleboard

Sep 12, 2019

A New York woman aiming to be just the second person to paddleboard from the source of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico passed through Lake City over the weekend. LouAnne Harris arrived at Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City on Friday, Sept. 6. She began her journey at Lake Itasca on Aug. 11...

Making the most of summer’s end

Sep 5, 2019

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen sent this photo of his wife, Lola, pouring juice for their granddaughters Amelie and Adeline as they sit on their Lilly Pad on their last day of summer vacation.

LPLA members dine on sediment at mud picnic

Aug 29, 2019

Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance’s (LPLA) first mud picnic Saturday, Aug. 24 let people experience Lake Pepin’s ongoing sedimentation in a new way. The event took place at the head of Lake Pepin in the shallow waters just downstream of Lighthouse Island, which has grown about a mile in the last 50 years...

Siewerts share state parks tour at WLP finale

Aug 28, 2019

The 2019 Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) “Park and Walk, Just for the Health of It” themed season ended Aug. 21 with a gathering of walkers on the rooftop at the Villas on Pepin. Thirty WLP participants attended enjoying the weather and a view up and down Lake Pepin.The evening started with Wally and...

Open house on studies concerning Lake Pepin is Aug. 29 at Lake City Sportsman's Club

Aug 22, 2019

To help area residents learn about the studies concerning the health of Lake Pepin, and how they can provide input on them, the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA) is hosting an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club, 2200 S. Oak St., Lake City. The...

Donna Mae: Back in the pilot house

Aug 21, 2019

For Donna Mae Jensen, being in the pilot house of the Pearl of the Lake paddlewheel boat on Aug. 10 was a different sort of thrill than it might be for the average 88-year-old, but not as unfamiliar. When she was a child her father, E.W. Holstrom, owned ferry and excursion boats that traversed...

Youth anglers finish SATT season on Lake Pepin

Aug 14, 2019

Over the weekend, Lake Pepin and the surrounding waters of the Mississippi River (Pool 4) got a new group of anglers to pay a visit for a bass tournament that has never taken place here before. Approximately 200 high school fishermen (boys and girls) and their adult captains participated in the...

Watching a royal procession on Lake Pepin

Aug 14, 2019

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen captured this image of people gathering on Marina Point to watch the American Queen and American Duchess riverboats pass by on their journey south on Monday, Aug. 12, at about 7:30 p.m.

Float-a-palooza 2019

Aug 8, 2019

Free family beach party at the marina beach next to Ohuta Park in Lake City. For more information people can view the event page accessible from the Lake City Chamber of Commerce Facebook page or on the Chamber’s website, www.lakecity.org.