Lake Pepin

Ice lures boaters, boaters lure photographers

Jan 15, 2020

Ice boaters took to frozen Lake Pepin over the weekend for an informal event called the Lake Pepin Pop-up Regatta. “We’ll scrub race, trade secrets, tell stories and test the ice for a possible ISA and/or DN North American Championship,” a post previewing the event said on iceboat.org. While the...

Rip rap holds secrets

Dec 26, 2019

Kathy Kruger was walking her dogs near some rip rap near the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) office recently when she literally stumbled upon a piece of cement with a message for the city. She tripped and it was on the ground that she saw it, a message scrawled in cement reading: “Goodbye...

Lake Pepin added to station’s camera network

Oct 16, 2019

KTTC-TV’s live camera network now includes a camera mounted in Lake City looking out over Lake Pepin. The camera captures images of Lake Pepin periodically. The most recent image can be viewed at https://kttc.com/live-camera-network/. “It is a privilege to show off the natural beauty of Lake Pepin...

Birds of a feather float separately, together

Sep 26, 2019

Three species of birds share a floating log but also keep to their own kind in this photo submitted by Old Frontenac resident Allen Anderson. He took the photo on Lake Pepin on Thursday, Sept. 19. “I thought it added new meaning to ‘Cruis’n Down The River.’,” he wrote.

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...