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75 years since D-Day

Jun 5, 2019

The 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion that liberated Europe during World War II will be observed Thursday June 6, 2019 in Normandy, France. The invasion reversed the course of the war and broke the Nazi grip on France. D-Day was code-named “Operation Overlord” and was the largest amphibious...

Quist to Memorial Day audience: History Matters

May 29, 2019

Editor’s note: The following speech was delivered at the Lake City Memorial Day Observance on May 27. Thank you for the kind introduction, thank all of you for coming today – to honor our veterans and their families — fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, children, friends, and...

Quist shares Lake City vision with state museum convention

May 1, 2019

Last week in Red Wing Wayne Quist represented the Lake City Historical Society at a conference of Minnesota history museums. Members of the Minnesota State Historical Society and museum directors from Minnesota’s 87 counties were present. The conference keynote speaker emphasized the theme of...

Lake City lost five WWII vets in 2018

Dec 27, 2018

Lake City lost five of its World War II veterans in 2018 – Donald Palmer who served in the Air Force; Babe TerBorch, Robert Suskovic, and Melvin Liljevall who served in the US Navy; and Donald Dahling who served in the Army. Like their surviving comrades today, our Lake City WWII veterans were all...

The Armistice Centennial - Part 1

Nov 8, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is a two-part series in honor of Lake City veterans. You can read part 2 here. This year the federal holiday commemorating Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 12. Following the First World War we celebrated Armistice Day on Nov. 11 in memory of those who lost their lives in the “Great...

History roundtable kicks off Sept. 12

Aug 22, 2018

The Lake City Public Library and the Lake City Historical Society are sponsoring a new history roundtable, beginning Sept. 12 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and continuing on the second Wednesday of each month at the Lake City Public Library. Moderator Wayne Quist will lead the group in examining...

Brothers at war - Part 2: Identical Lake City twins joined navy in World War II

Aug 15, 2018

Editor’s Note: Aug. 6 and Aug. 9 are the anniversaries of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Dave McKenzie is 95 years old and remembers the day he and others were the first Americans to enter Hiroshima after the first A-Bomb was dropped; a few days later Dave was reunited with his twin...

Brothers at war - Part 1: Identical Lake City twins joined navy in World War II

Aug 8, 2018