lakeshore drive

Can we work together to slow down and respect our home town?

Nov 22, 2023

In the interest of public safety and the citizens and guests of our beautiful town, I’d like to ask why the traffic on Lakeshore Drive is allowed to exceed the posted speed limit of 30 MPH. My husband and I love Lake City and are blessed to live on Lakeshore Drive but are frustrated as we watch...

Housing coming to former Whitings site

May 31, 2023

Excavation work has begun on the former Whiting’s Nursery retail location on the 900 block of North Lakeshore Drive. The Whitings sold the property in May of 2022, according to state property sale records. Replacing the nusery store will be three-story, multifamily building with 19 units,...

Group overwhelmed by support for banner project

Jul 7, 2021

We are overwhelmed! Lake City Banner Committee members Kathy Jo Rodester, Megan Kramer, Michelle Larson, Mark Nichols, Larry Foster, John Hutchinson and Ron and Joan Schimbeno wish to thank community individuals, businesses, and organizations for their support of our banner project to enhance the...

Metal banners go up  along Lakeshore Drive

Jun 3, 2021

Lakeshore Drive has taken on a new look with metal banners like this one being installed by Brandon Herzig of the Streets and Parks Department. The Lake City Banner Committee formed and began work on designing and fund raising for these banners late in 2020. “Support for the project was...

Any day now, weather permitting

Oct 28, 2020

“(W)ithin a few days, weather permitting.” That was the estimate Tuesday for how long it would be before traffic was once again allowed to travel on Lakeshore Drive between Lyon Avenue and Grant Street. It’s the third and final stretch of a rebuild project that extended from the pier concourse...

Highway crew working hard

Sep 30, 2020

I would like to congratulate all the guys and gals who are working on the Highway 61 reconstruction project. They are all hard workers. I see them every day out there working - rain or shine, hot or cold - doing their best to get the job done. I see no slackers, just hard-working people who know...

New banners fly over downtown

Dec 26, 2019

Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff Michelle Larson (on a ladder) and Samantha Schamaun were busy installing winter-themed banners on Lakeshore Drive last week. The banners were purchased as part of the chamber’s winter decorating fundraiser thanks to over $2,000 in donations from local businesses...

Highway 61 reconstruction open house planned

Apr 17, 2019

The public is invited to an open house on Thursday, April 25 in Lake City to learn more about the 2020 reconstruction of Highway 61 in Lake City, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Representatives from Lake City, engineer consultants and MnDOT will be available to...

Letter: Ample free parking, even after highway project

Sep 5, 2018

To the editor: The reconstruction of Trunk Highway 61 (TH61) scheduled for 2020 will bring many changes that directly benefit residents all across our city. The new engineer-endorsed highway reconstruction will create improvements to pedestrian safety, noticeable traffic calming, opportunistic...

Best efforts can't save injured bird

Oct 19, 2017

An eagle that appeared to have been struck by a vehicle in Lake City on Oct. 16 has died. James Rainwater of Lake City said a woman discovered the injured bird shortly before noon near the center median on the 1000 block of North Lakeshore Drive. The woman waited with the injured bird for about a...