Wind Surfing

Wind surf was up Sunday

Oct 15, 2025

One of a few wind surfers taking advantage of windy conditions on Lake Pepin Sunday, Oct. 12, near Roschen Park.

Wind surfers find favorable conditions on Lake Pepin

May 1, 2024

Windy conditions on Lake Pepin on Friday, April 26, drew wind surfer Bill Sonnega (at left) from Northfield and some friends from Rochester to the area. -Photos by Ben Threinen

Late summer wind-surfing on Lake Pepin

Sep 7, 2022

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen took some photos of Pete Gisvold from Rochester enjoying the strong north wind on Lake Pepin Aug. 31.

Wind surfers take to the lake as storm nears

Apr 13, 2022

Heavy winds blowing up big waves on Lake Pepin attracted a trio of wind surfers to the lake just off Marina Point on Tuesday, April 12. Severe storm warnings were in effect around southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon.

Lake crowd treated to Sunday show

Aug 6, 2015

Local photographer Ben Threinen said a trip to the beach with his grandson Sunday was “the most fun I’ve had with a camera in a long time” because of the acrobatics of one of three kiteboarders out on Lake Pepin that day. While the other two stuck to the surface, one would use the kites to launch...