Photography

Clear skies, fall colors, cam views

Oct 14, 2020

Local photographers took advantage of the great fall weather on Saturday to capture the fall foliage at or near its peak. Ben Threinen and Steve Brown both submitted photos they took that day. Traffic through the area was heavy that day as people flocked to the river valley to take in the colorful...

Library offers virtual tour down Mississippi

Sep 9, 2020

The public is invited to travel virtually down the Mississippi River in the three-part series “A Journey Down the Mississippi” with Minnesota photographer Doug Ohman. “Ohman takes us on a kayaking adventure starting at Itasca State Park, the official beginning of the mighty river. He tells a...

Photography club exhibit open Aug. 29 and 30 at Lake City Area Arts

Aug 26, 2020

A new photography exhibit from members of the Lake City Photography Club and others will be open to the public this weekend at Lake City Area Arts (LCAA). The Exhibit will be open Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit features photographs from members of the...

Lilies line Hillwood Drive

Jul 8, 2020

Jil Garry of Lake City submitted this photo of tiger lilies lining Hillwood Drive in Lake City. The flowerbed stretched about 80 feet along the back of Linda Soteros’ property on King’s Row. Soteros said she first planted some lilies there about 10 years ago, and the perennials have thickened and...

Fawns spotted near Oak Center

Jun 17, 2020

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen took a photo of two fawns following a doe near Oak Center on Sunday, June 14.

City in bloom over holiday weekend

May 28, 2020

Ben Threinen submitted this photo looking north along Lyon Avenue. “With all the trees in bloom Lake City looks great this summer,” he said.

Storm sewer work on north end of highway project

May 13, 2020

This photo by Steve Brown shows some of the storm sewer work taking place on the north end of the Highway 61 reconstruction project. During the weekly project update meeting Tuesday, Dick Swenke of Rochester Sand and Gravel said work on the storm sewer will continue over the next week. Topsoil...

Utility work underway downtown

May 6, 2020

Steve Brown of Lake City took this photo looking almost straight down into a crater-like hole at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Marion Street where workers were placing utilities this week. Brown has flown his drone since the beginning of the project to track its progress from above.

Stage 1 on April 27

Apr 30, 2020

Steve Brown of Lake City took this aerial photo of the Stage 1 area of the Highway 61 reconstruction project on April 27. At the weekly update meeting the next morning, Rochester Sand and Gravel public information officer Dick Swenke said all of the pavement had been milled and the concrete removed...

Painted turtles on a log