ohuta beach

Samuelson statue OKed

Apr 13, 2022

The Lake City City Council voted 6-1 Monday to approve the placement of a statue of Ralph Samuelson between the paved plaza and small watercraft ramp at Ohuta Beach under the city’s memorial policy. Behind the statue is the part of the lake where Samuelson invented the sport of water skiing in 1922...

Council approves Ohuta pavilion bids

Mar 23, 2022

Construction of a long-awaited replacement for the beachhouse in Lake City is poised to proceed. On Monday, March 14, the Lake City City Council unanimously approved the restroom pavilion building at Ohuta Beach. Bids for that project came out to $760,143. The four-season building will include...

City hires WAK to manage beach pavilion construction

Jan 12, 2022

The Lake City City Council has voted to hire WAK Construction to be its construction manager on the Ohuta Beach pavilion project. WAK was the lone bidder to be the general contractor on the project last summer, but the council rejected that bid, which was hundreds of thousands of dollars more than...

Final layer of bituminous put down at Ohuta Beach

Sep 22, 2021

A lot has happened recently at the Ohuta Beach construction site: some of it obvious, some of it hidden from sight. “The big progress to report is that the wear course was put down on Saturday,” said Megan Smith, Lake City’s Planning and Community Development director. “This is the finished layer...

Landscaping at Ohuta Beach

Aug 25, 2021

Progress continues on the Ohuta Beach project. Over the weekend landscapers planted trees and other plants. The restroom facility was put on hold due to a high bid, but other aspects of the project continue to move forward.

More progress at Ohuta Beach

Aug 18, 2021

It’s a little out of date now, thanks to some black-topping that’s been done in the area, but a recent photo from Steve Brown shows work continuing to progress at Ohuta Beach.

Concrete progress at Ohuta Beach

Jul 28, 2021

Curb and gutter and sections of what will be a concrete plaza were taking shape at the Ohuta Beach construction site last week. The extensive lakefront park renovation project is expected to conclude by October’s end.

Walkers get Ohuta update, plan Sand Point outing

Jun 16, 2021

Wednesday, June 9, the Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) walkers met at Ohuta Park for their first group walk of the 2021 season. It was warm and humid but 20 people showed up to walk along Park and Franklin Streets on the shaded sidewalks. Mayo Mark Nichols was invited to kick off WLP’s first event....

Digging the new Ohuta Beach area

Jun 3, 2021

A Pember Co. excavator digs near the rip rap of the Lake City Marina inner harbor on May 26. The work is part of a multi-million dollar makeover of the area taking place this summer.

City breaks ground on Ohuta Beach project

May 20, 2021

A major redevelopment of a prominent piece of lakefront property got ceremonially underway Friday, May 14 with a groundbreaking event. The City of Lake City’s Ohuta Beach area will be home to a large plaza area, a four-season multi-use restroom facility, an interactive fountain, and more as the...