Wabasha

Parking lane on bridge closed due to deteriorating timber piles

Feb 5, 2025

Due to the deteriorating condition of timber piles supporting the Grant Boulevard (Wabasha County Hwy. 59) bridge in the City of Wabasha, the west/south parking lane is closed to traffic, according to the Wabasha County Highway Department. Wabasha County is planning to replace this bridge as...

‘Grumpy Plunge’ set for Feb. 22 in Wabasha

Jan 22, 2025

Get ready to take the plunge! The 17th-annual “Grumpy Plunge” will take place on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Wabasha’s Beach Park, and organizers are hoping for another record-breaking year. Last year, 65 brave plungers raised nearly $29,000 for two local nonprofits, and this year even more participants...

Dachshund Dash is Oct. 6

Sep 25, 2024

For the second year, the Hiawatha Animal Humane Society (HAHS) will be holding a Dachshund Dash at Heritage Park under the bridge in Wabasha, Minn., on Sunday, Oct. 6, starting at 10 a.m. Along with the Dachshund races, there will be races for dogs of other breeds to compete in as well. “...

Flood closes Highway 60 in Wabasha

Jul 3, 2024

Highway 60 east of Highway 61 in Wabasha is closed and detoured because of water over the road, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The stretch of Highway 60, which goes under a railroad bridge, is just east of Highway 61 at Wabasha. Water from the Mississippi River...

Wabasha secures federal funding, seeks state bonding money for Hwy. 60 realignment

May 1, 2024

City of Wabasha Council Members and Port Authority members are very close to realizing a long-held community goal of re-routing State Trunk Highway 60 through the former athletic field and more directly out of town. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Tina Smith sponsored a bill in Congress and helped...

Corps, Wabasha to sign non-binding dredge sand agreement on July 24

Jul 19, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minn., are set to sign a historic river sand management document during a brief ceremony in Wabasha July 24, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. The ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., at the National Eagle...

Apparent crest in Wabasha after major flooding

Apr 26, 2023

This aerial photo by Lake City photographer Ben Threinen shows widespread flooding in Wabasha on April 23. The river appeared to be cresting there Tuesday at 17.03 feet, more than a foot above major flood stage, according to observations and forecasts from the National Weather Service.

Wabasha’s 35th St. Patrick’s Day parade is March 18

Mar 8, 2023

This will be the 35th year celebrating Irish heritage with a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Wabasha. “We invite Germans, Finns, Norwegians and any and all others who wish to join us to come out and spend the day. Everyone is Irish on St Patrick’s Day,” parade organizers said in a news release. “This...

‘Grumpy Old Men’ writer appears at Grumpy Old Men Festival

Mar 1, 2023

Feb. 24 and 25 marked the 30th annual Grumpy Old Men Festival in Wabasha, Minn. Brenda Pearson of Turning Waters Bed and Breakfast hosted a benefit Dinner with Mark Steven Johnson, writer of the movie “Grumpy Old Men.” Mark wrote it in twelve days specifically for Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau....

Plungers and donors sought for Feb. 25 Grumpy Plunge in Wabasha

Feb 15, 2023

The 15th Annual Grumpy Plunge is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25. Last year 33 plungers raised almost $22,000 on behalf of two Wabasha nonprofits. “We hope this is the year you commit to jumping into the icy cold water of the Mississippi River in support of their great missions,” organizers said...