Lake City Tourism

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Cannon Valley Trails (pdf)
Frontenac Summer Map (pdf)
Frontenac Winter Map (pdf)
Hok-Si-La Park Nature Trails (pdf)
Fall Foilage Tour (pdf)
Farm, Country and Woodland Tour (pdf)
Lake Peping Tour (pdf)

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Sea Wing

In July of 1890 an excursion boat named the Sea Wing capsized on Lake Pepin. 98 people lost their lives in the disaster.

~Lake City Historical Society

The "Great Fire"

The "Great Fire" of 1882 devastated virtually the entire downtown, an area of over six square blocks.

~Lake City Historical Society

Ohuta Park

Ohuta Park was once the site of a grain loading and storage elevator, until 1920 when the Doughy family donated it to the City for park purposes. In 1957 the park was extended to include the swimming beach. Ohuta is a Native American word meaning “where land and water meet”

~Lake City Historical Society

Mississippi Steamboats

Beginning in 1853, Lake City became a popular stopping point along Lake Pepin for Mississippi Steamboats; the city was formally established in 1872.

~Lake City Historical Society

Pepie The Pepin Monster

Pepie The Lake Pepin Monster On April 28, 1871 "a lake monster is seen swimming in Lake Pepin". Since then, many people have reported sightings of an unidentified creature surfacing from the depths of Lake Pepin. The locals have given this shy and elusive creature a name; Pepie.

Visit Pepie's page to learn more.