Old Frontenac

Next church community concert is Aug. 17 in Old Frontenac

Aug 13, 2025

Christ Episcopal Church has announced the fourth performance of their 2025 Community Concert Series to take place on Sunday, Aug 17, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The concert will take place in their outdoor Wakondiota Hillside Chapel/Amphitheatre and with a performance by singer/songwriter Adam Daniel....

RavensFire performs Sunday in Old Frontenac

Jun 18, 2025

Christ Episcopal Church of Old Frontenac has announced the second performance of their 2025 Community Concert Series. RavensFire will perform Sunday, June 22, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the outdoor Wakondiota Hillside Chapel/Amphitheatre. Hailing from Rochester, RavensFire “plays and sings their...

Goodhue County Hwy. 2 rebuild in progress

Mar 26, 2025

Work is underway on a 4.5-mile segment of Goodhue County Hwy. 2 stretching from U.S. Hwy. 61 in Frontenac Station to Goodhue County Hwy. 5. Jess Greenwood, Goodhue County’s county engineer and public works director, said in a March 18 email that tree and brush clearing was taking place along the...

Frontenac resident Ryan Sullivan concludes summer concert series

Sep 4, 2024

Christ Episcopal Church, Old Frontenac, has announced the fourth and final free concert of their Summer Community Concert Series. This concert will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 3 p.m. and will feature Frontenac guitarist and vocalist Ryan Sullivan. It will be held outdoors (weather...

Wendland to talk Frontenac history at library on Sept. 7

Aug 23, 2023

The Lake City Public Library will host a public book talk led by local author and resident Lorry Wendland on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. Wendland will discuss Old Frontenac village as a Historic District. Attendees will learn about the formation of this community in the 19th century. She will...

Group walk visits amphitheater

Aug 9, 2023

Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) walkers headed out to Old Frontenac to take a look at the outdoor chapel/amphitheater that was built in 2021 and 2022 at the Christ Episcopal Church. Kerby Rigelman, who designed and built the chapel, spoke to the group sharing his story of why and...

Group walk tours outdoor amphitheater in Old Frontenac

Aug 2, 2023

On Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Walking Lake Pepin group met up in Old Frontenac and walked to the Episcopal Church on Westervelt Avenue Way. Kirby Rigelman, who designed and constructed an outdoor amphitheater on the church grounds met the group at the church and shared his mission in building this...

Dedication for new hillside chapel in Frontenac is Sunday, Sept. 18

Sep 14, 2022

Christ Church Old Frontenac will have a dedication ceremony for its new outdoor worship area on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. The dedication service of the new worship area, named Wakondiota Hillside Chapel at Christ Church Old Frontenac, will be presided over by Episcopal Bishop Craig Loya....

Walking Lake Pepin tours Old Frontenac

Jul 6, 2022

June 29 the Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) group walk took place in Old Frontenac. The new owners of St. Hubert’s Lodge, Jeff and Ann Bolin, greeted the walkers at their new home and shared what they have learned since moving into this historic home. Jim Schreck also shared the history of the home...

Old cemetery undergoes restoration

Sep 16, 2020

On the morning of Saturday, Sept. 12, Jaci Bedtka was in Frontenac Cemetery, looking at stone fragments and trying to determine how or if they fit together. Bedtka was the crew lead of a five-member group from Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps that spent seven days in the cemetery...