Lake Pepin

Letter: Event put Lake City back on the lake

Aug 22, 2018

To the editor: Saturday was fantastic. I am so proud of our mayor and his wife for coming up with the idea. And equally proud of our chamber for doing such a great job on making it all come together. What a wonderful day: you guys put Lake Citians back on that beautiful lake! Thanks to you! Pat...

Letter: Beach improvements will be well worth all the hard work

Aug 15, 2018

To the editor: I’m back for round three and comments from the sidelines. First off another “that a girl” Donna H. Maybe between us we can push to get our beach areas to be actually rock and scrap metal and glass free. It’s too bad we can’t get more locals to add their three cents on ideas or...

Fun in sun forecast for Float-a-palooza

Aug 15, 2018

Float-a-palooza, a celebration of the trendy floating pads (and other flotation devices), is coming to the marina beach area near Ohuta Park on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Float-a-palooza is free for all ages and will feature music, food, giveaways, and more. Lake City AmericInn...

History preserved, again

Jul 3, 2018

Some said it couldn’t be done, that the 10 large-scale dioramas of the University of Minnesota’s Bell Natural History Museum were too enmeshed into the structure of the museum’s Minneapolis location to be relocated to its new facility in St. Paul. The backdrops were affixed to a wall with an...

86-year-old dies after boat capsizes

Jun 7, 2018

An 86-year-old Illinois man is dead after the boat he was in capsized on Lake Pepin, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Department. People a fishing boat spotted a capsized boat near Camp Lacupolis. They found Ira D. Washington, of Chicago, and two other men in the water. Washington, who...

Hot holiday weekend

May 31, 2018

Floating, fishing, sailing, and jet-skiing were some of the ways people celebrated a hot Memorial Day weekend on Lake Pepin.-Photo by Ben Threinen

North Atlantic traditions kept alive on Lake Pepin

May 24, 2018

Once a year, they come to Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City, to build kayaks, to paddle kayaks, to roll kayaks, to harpoon from kayaks, to burn kayaks, but most of all to celebrate a culture and its way of life. Qajaq Camp (pronounced “kayak camp”) is put on by Qajaq USA, the American Chapter of the...

Letter: Those who don't remember past success are doomed not to repeat it

May 16, 2018

To the editor: Millions of dollars of private funds are pouring into Wabasha to enhance the Eagle Center. On the other side of Lake City the Villa Maria is being renovated by an investor at considerable cost. And here we are in Lake City, with a gem of a natural beach, unwilling to even...

Whereabouts of sailor unknown

May 9, 2018

The operator of a sailboat that was found on the bank of Lake Pepin is still missing. David John Sheridan, 61, of Pepin County, Wis., was reported missing from his sailboat on April 29, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office. Sheridan was last heard from at 9:40 p.m. that day. On April...

Ohuta Park and Marina Beach workshop is May 8

May 7, 2018

The Ohuta Park and Lake City Marina beach area will be the focus of a city council workshop meeting on Tuesday, May 8, at 5 p.m. in the second floor conference room at City Hall. It will not be televised. The meeting is a follow-up to an April 24 meeting where the council considered questions...