ice boating

Ice is a busy place, while it lasts

Feb 26, 2025

A temperature swing of more than 50 degrees has jump-started snow melt around Lake City and lured people outdoors following a cold snap where temperatures plunged below zero. The Lake Pepin ice was a popular spot over the weekend, with people skating, flying kites, fishing, tubing and even...

Smooth ice attracts ice boats, doesn’t deter ice anglers

Feb 22, 2023

Warm temperatures recently had melted the snow on Lake Pepin into a smooth flat sheet by Saturday, Feb. 18, the day of the Lake City Sportsman’s Club’s annual ice fishing contest on the lake near the club’s clubhouse. So instead of pushing huge amounts of snow out of the way to make way for anglers...

Ice boater takes advantage of smooth ice

Mar 16, 2022

Greg Keyport sent this photo of ice boater Scott Feigal sailing on the Lake Pepin ice in the spring-like temperatures Sunday.

Third time charmed: Ice boaters return

Jan 24, 2019

Ice boats were back on Lake Pepin for a third straight weekend, this time for the Northwest Regatta. This time the competition drew the participation of one of Lake City’s most prominent residents, Mayor Mark Nichols. “I raced on Saturday. It was on my bucket list,” he wrote. “I have had an old DN...

Letter: Ice boats demonstrate city's four-season potential

Jan 24, 2019

To the editor: Several Lake City businesses received what might be considered late Christmas gifts, thanks to different groups of ice boaters from around the six- or seven-state area coming here to race on Lake Pepin, on three consecutive weekends! Some racers arrived and boated on each Friday....

Skeeters in wintertime

Jan 17, 2019

Scenes from ice boat races held over the weekend on Lake Pepin. Ice boats will return to the lake on Friday for the Northwest Regatta. It will be the third consecutive weekend.