Lake Pepin

Colorful spinnakers on Lake Pepin

Oct 4, 2023

One of several photos taken by Ben Threinen of sailboats out on Lake Pepin over the warm weekend.

Big walleyes caught

Sep 6, 2023

Lee Kirchner (right) and Todd Zemke with two impressive walleyes they caught on Lake Pepin on July 22. One walleye was 29.75 inches, the other was 27.5 inches.

Conservation officers help recover sunken pole

Aug 30, 2023

While patrolling Lake Pepin last week, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservations Officers Kevin Prodzinski and Matt Brodin were checking one boat when “they noticed a bobber floating near the bow of a boat with a perch on the hook with no fishing line coming from the boat,” according...

Pelicans congregate at Miller Creek delta

Aug 23, 2023

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen submitted these photos of a large group of pelicans on a sandbar near the Department of Natural Resources office where Miller Creek drains into Lake Pepin. "They seem to be starting to stage in groups before heading south," he wrote.

Circus floats through town

Aug 16, 2023

A large crowd gathered on the beach at Ohuta Park Aug. 9 to witness a performance by Flotsam! River Circus. The floating circus troupe was making its way down the Mississippi River, performing in cities along the way. They began their journey Aug. 4 in Minneapolis and are scheduled to end it Sept....

Corps, Wabasha to sign non-binding dredge sand agreement on July 24

Jul 19, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minn., are set to sign a historic river sand management document during a brief ceremony in Wabasha July 24, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. The ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., at the National Eagle...

DNR collects sample from washed up paddlefish

Jul 12, 2023

Susan Carollo discovered a large paddlefish washed up on the shore of Lake Pepin just north of Ohuta Park on July 6. She contacted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which measured the fish and collected a segment of its jawbone for aging later this year. Nick Schlesser is a...

People find many ways to enjoy the lake on Independence Day

Jul 12, 2023

Let freedom ring. Let the white dove sing. Let the whole world know that today is a day of water things. Or so it seemed on July 4 as people flocked to the water with bag chairs and coolers and boats and floats of all kinds.-Photo by Ben Threinen

Dredge sand to be used for habitat restoration

Jul 5, 2023

Sand being dredged near Reads Landing at the bottom of Lake Pepin will be used for habitat restoration near Bay City, Wis., at the head of the lake. “The Dredge Goetz is currently working at Reads Landing and is expected to remove around 45,000 cubic yards of river sand from the confluence of the...

Memorial Day weekend brings out the boaters

May 31, 2023

Lake Pepin was filled with watercraft of all kinds Memorial Day weekend. Photographer Ben Threinen took this photo of a boater reclined on a paddleboard next to a motorboat. Maiden Rock is visible in the background.