Lake City, in southeastern Minnesota, is mostly a part of Wabasha County, although a strip of the city extends into southern Goodhue County along the banks of Lake Pepin. Situated about sixty-five miles southeast of the Twin Cities, Lake City is at the intersection of US Highways 61 and 63, on the Mississippi River at Lake Pepin, and within the boundaries of Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. Lake City is Between Frontenac to the north, andn Maple Springs to the southeast. Stockholm, Wisconsin is across the lake from Lake City. The lake was originally named Lac de Pleurs (Lake of Tears) by Father Louis Hennepin, who camped along its shores in 1680, as he observed his Sioux captors weeping over the death of a chief’s son. The first white settler on the townsite was Jacob Boody, who came in 1853, and the village was platted in 1855 as a port market for the transport of grain. Lake City was incorporated as a city in 1872. In 1890, an excursion vessel by the name of Sea Wing capsized near Lake City with two hundred people on board, ninety-eight of whom perished. Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie series of books, was born in Pepin, Wisconsin, across the lake and southwest of Lake City, and lived in Lake City with her parents for a time after leaving Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Ralph Samuelson, a Lake City native, invented water skiing on Lake Pepin in 1922, just before his 19th birthday.
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Situated on the Mississippi Bluffs Region of southeastern Minnesota, the city is concentrated along the shores of Lake Pepin. The official municipal web site offers a history and profile of the community, its elected officials and administrative contacts, council meeting notices, agendas and minutes, and public notices.
http://www.ci.lake-city.mn.us/
Chartered by First Lutheran Church, the Lake City, Minnesota Cub Scout pack is in the Gamehaven Council, Wakpaota District of the Boy Scouts of America youth organization. Serving boys in grades one through five, a calendar of meetings and events is featured, along with information about advancements, uniforms, and scouting in general.
http://www.lakecitycubscouts.org/
Licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the real estate office has its offices on South Washington Street in Lake City, Minnesota. Listings are highlighted, including area maps, descriptions, photographs, and asking prices. Open house schedules are published, and its agents are introduced. A mortgage calculator is included.
http://www.featherstonelakecity.com/
Made up of business owners, managers, and individuals in the Lake City, Minnesota region, the non-profit organization offers a variety of resources, services and information to its members, works to entice local residents and tourists to shop and do business locally, and acts as an advocate for its members with local, regional and state governments.
http://lakecity.org/
Lake City Economic Development Authority
The Lake City, Minnesota EDA provides a variety of services to existing or prospective businesses in Lake City, Minnesota. Its services are discussed here, along with a history and profile of the city, in particular advantages and resources of value to business and industry, financial programs offered by the EDA, and available properties.
http://lakecityeda.com/
Published in Lake City, Minnesota, the newspaper offers local and regional news and sports stories, community events, opinion columns, and obituaries. Subscriptions and advertising rates are posted online, and may be purchased through the site, and image galleries, contacts, and a submission form are available.
https://www.lakecitygraphic.com/
A non-profit organization, the Society has its origins with the Old Settlers Association of the late 18803, which became the Lake Pepin Valley Historical Society in the 1930s. When the Lake City Historical Society was formed in 1986, many of the artifacts from the earlier organizations were transferred to the current organization. Local historic places, people and events are highlighted.
http://www.lakecityhistoricalsociety.org/
Centrally located on the Minnesota and Wisconsin border, and near Iowa, Lake City is less than seventy miles from the Twin Cities region, and just over thirty miles from Rochester, Minnesota. The site promotes the city’s attractions and events, guest accommodations, restaurants, and shopping venues.
http://www.lakecitymn.org/
Incorporated in 1969, the non-profit organization is based at the Lake City Marina in Lake City, Minnesota, with Lake Pepin as its primary sailing venue. General information about the organization, including its membership policies, schedules, sailing school, and upcoming programs and events.
http://www.lakecityyachtclub.com/
The flower shop is located on South Lakeshore Drive in Lake City, Minnesota. Offering floral arrangements for all occasions, including holidays, weddings, proms and funerals, as well as custom arrangements, plants, gift baskets, and other items, its products are highlighted in an online catalog and made available for purchase online, for local delivery.
http://www.lakepepinfloral.com/
Lake Pepin Pearl Button Company
Currently housing a museum, coffee shop, and shops selling antiques, arts and crafts, gifts, and apparel, the building was constructed in 1866. The first brick building in Lake City, Minnesota has, over the years, served as a general store, mercantile and dry goods store, a shirt factory, button factory, casket building company, a Chevrolet dealership and a hatchery. After being boarded up for more than seventy years, it was restored, beginning in 2010.
http://www.pearlbuttonco.com/
Railhouse Grill & Coffee Depot
The restaurant and coffee shop is located next to the railroad tracks in Lake City, Minnesota. Its location, contacts, hours of operation, depot and grill menus, soup of the day, daily specials, and burger, dinner and lunch specials are highlighted, and a schedule of live music events are put forth.
http://therailhousegrill.com/
