outdoors

Refuge ramps closed for replacement

Jul 21, 2021

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Winona District will be closing the Weaver Landing on Hwy. 61 at Weaver, Minn., and Indian Slough Landing on Hwy. 25 between Wabasha and Nelson, Wis., on an intermittent basis for approximately one month from July 15. The landings will...

DNR offers tips for safe, successful ice fishing season

Dec 23, 2020

With the kickoff of the ice fishing season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds new and veteran anglers alike of their responsibility to keep themselves safe and to be a considerate member of the ice angling community. Some of Minnesota’s most popular winter fisheries, such...

How to find public land to explore close to home

Apr 15, 2020

Gov. Tim Walz’s Stay at Home Order (Executive Order 20-33) allows people to be outdoors, engaging in activities such as walking, running, fishing and hunting. Minnesotans can continue to enjoy parks (although campgrounds are closed) and other public recreation lands.The DNR urges outdoor...

Women's hiking group forms in Lake City

Sep 12, 2019

A new women’s trail hiking group starts Wednesday, Sept. 18. The group will meet on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. in the Lake City marina parking lot (behind Family Dollar) and then carpool to hiking location. Hikes will be “Nothing extreme—just getting out to explore and enjoy nature on our beautiful...

Public Health: Ticks are back in season

May 8, 2019

Welcome to the start of tick season. May is Lyme Disease awareness month in the United States. Wabasha County Public Health is issuing a reminder that everyone be “tick aware and tick alert,” especially as the days get longer. Ticks are more active from spring through July. Each year...

Ice fished

Feb 14, 2019

It was cold Saturday, Feb. 9, for the Frontenac Sportsmen Club ice fishing contest, but they fished anyway. Pictured are children’s ice fishing contest winners Isaac Kosek, (0.75 pound crappie), Caden Berg (0.35 pound crappie), and Lailah Drew (0.3 pound crappie). Adult results were: First place,...

Spotted: Sandhill cranes

May 9, 2018

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen captured an image of two sandhill cranes south of Lake City last week. The birds can be found in scattered areas around North America but are less common in Minnesota than in neighboring Wisconsin according to https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sandhill-...

More indoors coming to one of city's prime outdoor attractions

Mar 28, 2018

Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City will begin the 2018 camping season with twice as many sleeper cabins. The first three cabins, completed in 2016 and funded with help from the Casey T. O’Neil Foundation, were a hit, Park Manager Joanne Klees said. Climate controlled and wheelchair accessible, the 16-...

Hok-si-la sleeper cabins under construction

Nov 22, 2017

A Glander Excavating excavator sits idle near the foundations of two of the three new sleeper cabins under construction at Hok-si-la Park in Lake City. Expected to be completed by May of next year, the Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible cabins will join three completed in 2016 thanks to a...

Theilman Sportsman's Club donates toward Environmental Learning Program van

Oct 11, 2017

A $3,000 donation from the Theilman Sportsman’s Club has boosted the Lake City Environmental Learning Program (ELP) to the halfway point of their goal to acquire a new 15-passenger van. The Lake City ELP offers nearly 100 programs annually and guides over 200 area youth on outdoor adventures...