Lake Pepin

City seeks planner for marina beach, Ohuta Park

Apr 3, 2019

Lake City will hire a professional planner to help decide what should become of the city’s marina beach area and an adjacent portion of Ohuta Park. The council voted unanimously to hire a planner after hearing from 11 members of the public on the issue of plans for the park, as well as staff and...

Flood forecasts put Lake City on alert

Mar 20, 2019

With the National Weather Service reporting that low level flooding on the Mississippi River at Lake City is a virtual certainty and a better than 50 percent chance of major flooding, city officials are developing response plans. Lake City’s marina, public works department, and emergency...

Solving the marina beach puzzle

Mar 6, 2019

Lake City City Administrator Rob Keehn presented a concept for a four-season beach house to the City Council at a council workshop on Feb. 11. The council voted in 2018 to demolish the old beach house and replace it with a four-season structure. They charged Keehn with developing a plan for the...

Lake Pepin habitat project selected for pilot program

Feb 7, 2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will participate in a national Corps of Engineers pilot program to use dredged material to improve habitat. The Upper Pool 4 Islands Complex Project is one of 10 projects selected out of 95 proposals submitted throughout the United States. Corps...

Corps to begin ice survey on Lake Pepin

Feb 6, 2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin its annual ice measurements at Lake Pepin on Feb. 13.The Corps takes ice measurements on Lake Pepin annually to forecast the navigational outlook on the Upper Mississippi River. Lake Pepin, the widest naturally-occurring part of the...

Third time charmed: Ice boaters return

Jan 24, 2019

Ice boats were back on Lake Pepin for a third straight weekend, this time for the Northwest Regatta. This time the competition drew the participation of one of Lake City’s most prominent residents, Mayor Mark Nichols. “I raced on Saturday. It was on my bucket list,” he wrote. “I have had an old DN...

Skeeters in wintertime

Jan 17, 2019

Scenes from ice boat races held over the weekend on Lake Pepin. Ice boats will return to the lake on Friday for the Northwest Regatta. It will be the third consecutive weekend.

Ice yachts return to Lake Pepin

Jan 9, 2019

Conditions were right on Lake Pepin over the weekend as the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association (IDNIYRA) held their Western Regional Championship races on the lake Saturday, Jan. 4 and Sunday, Jan. 5. Above, racers prepare their ice yachts near shore at Roschen Park for the Saturday...

Gnawed tree tips over

Dec 6, 2018

This tree, one of a handful in the vicinity that appear to have been gnawed around its base, lies on the shore of Lake Pepin not far from Roschen Park. Two other damaged trees remain standing, for now.

Letter: A little-known benefit of the Hwy. 61 project

Oct 11, 2018

To the editor: You’ve all been told that the proposed three-lane highway reconstruction project will increase safety, calm the traffic flow, and improve landscaping along the roadway. Another big benefit you don’t hear much about is enhanced water quality. Currently all roadway run off goes...