Lake Pepin

Keep on fishing in the free world

Mar 5, 2025

A flag-flying, motorcycle-riding ice angler checks a tip-up on Lake Pepin near the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. -Photo by Ben Threinen

Ice is a busy place, while it lasts

Feb 26, 2025

A temperature swing of more than 50 degrees has jump-started snow melt around Lake City and lured people outdoors following a cold snap where temperatures plunged below zero. The Lake Pepin ice was a popular spot over the weekend, with people skating, flying kites, fishing, tubing and even...

Smooth ice for anglers

Jan 8, 2025

Portable ice shacks off the shore near Ohuta Beach in Lake City. Ben Threinen, who took this photo, said the Lake Pepin ice looks like it was prepared by a Zamboni.

Snow brings to mind Frost poem

Dec 24, 2024

Susie Berke of Lake City submitted this photo of a colorful sky over the snow-covered Lake Pepin ice alongside these words from the poet Rober Frost: The way a crow; Shook down on me; The dust of snow; From a hemlock tree. Has given my heart; A change of mood; And saved some part; Of a day I had...

Lake Pepin is Minnesota’s “prettiest lake” - Reader’s Digest

Dec 4, 2024

A few months ago Reader’s Digest published a list of the prettiest lakes in each state, and Lake Pepin was named the prettiest of the state’s more than 12,000 lakes. “Interestingly, our pick for Minnesota’s prettiest lake is Lake Pepin, the widest natural part of the Mississippi River. This large...

Boat sank, was salvaged, now is expected to be demolished

Nov 20, 2024

Hopes for a trip down the Mississippi River from St. Paul Park to New Orleans appear to have sunk along with the vessel. The Wabasha County Sheriff’s office responded the morning of Nov. 12 to a capsized boat tied to a fishing pier at the breakwater that forms part of the Lake City Marina’s outer...

Did the vivid red hues at daybreak Saturday portend a rainy weekend?

Nov 13, 2024

Lake City resident Kathy Gates captured this dramatic sunrise over Lake Pepin from the vantage point of the government pier on Saturday, Nov. 9. According to the Library of Congresss, there may be some truth to the adage “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red Sky in the morning, sailor take...

Pelicans, ring-billed gulls, and a barge tug

Sep 11, 2024

Photographer Ben Threinen captured this image of a group of pelicans at the Miller Creek delta near the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources office on South Oak Street. Together with the mass of ring-billed gulls and a white tug chugging through the background, it was an unusually...

Sailors enjoy the weekend as season winds down

Sep 11, 2024

The afternoon sun reflects off a sailboat taking advantage of nice weather on Lake Pepin last weekend in this photo by photographer Ben Threinen. Opportunities like this appear to be numbered, at least for this season. The Lake City Marina plans to begin its annual boat haul-out the last week in...

Float plane visits pier beach

Jul 3, 2024

Constance Anderson of Lake City submitted this photo of a float plane tied up at the government pier beach in Lake City on June 25. According to FAA records, the plane is a model 208B manufactured by Textron Aviation, Inc., in 2016. It’s registered to a limited liability company based in St. Paul,...