Lake City Historical Society

Art, history, film and music come together for ‘I Am Woman’ on March 14

Mar 4, 2020

Lake City Area Arts will be celebrating Women’s History Month on March 14 with an event featuring 48 works from 24 artists, six presentations or performances, and several historical displays. “I Am Woman” will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake City Area Arts Center, 105 W. Center St.,...

Tibet Discussion - 'Why History Matters'

Feb 12, 2020

China is much in the news today. To better understand the complex issues relating to China, the History Roundtable is discussing China’s ancient past and the large autonomous region called Tibet. The theme of the History Roundtable is “Why History Matters” – discussions are free and open to the...

History talks kick off new year

Jan 9, 2020

We will kick off this year’s History Roundtable on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 3:15 p.m. in the Lake City Public Library. The History Roundtable meets on the third Wednesday of each month and our theme is, “Why History Matters.” We will discuss current U.S.-China rivalry by going back into China’s...

Historical Society acquires tray from Lake City Bottling Works factory

Nov 20, 2019

Lake City Historical Society has been given a vintage metal promotional tray from the Lake City Bottling Works factory. The company was in existence in 1905 and located on Lakeshore Drive and facing Marion Street. The proprietor is listed as John Kriett. This vintage tray was passed through four...

Historical Society got into character for Frontenac’s 160th anniversary

Oct 23, 2019

The Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) participated in Frontenac’s 160th anniversary celebration on Sept. 21. In addition to staffing the LCHS information booth, several members of the society came dressed in period costume. Lake City Historical Society also loaned the painting “Afternoon on Lake...

History chats start Sept. 11

Sep 5, 2019

The 2019-2020 series of “Why History Matters” history roundtables will focus on “Timelines of the Ancient Past – China, Persia and Greece.” Moderated by B. Wayne Quist, and sponsored by the Lake City Public Library and Lake City Historical Society, this year’s roundtable kicks off Wednesday, Sept...

With grand opening, arts come full circle

Sep 5, 2019

Saturday Sept. 14, is the Grand Opening of the Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) Art and Culture Center in the beautiful new ground floor facilities of the old Hanisch Opera House building at 105 West Center Street. Members of the Lake City Historical Society recently gathered pictures and artifacts of...

Our memories in stone - Adna and Charity Sanford

Jul 10, 2019

The Lake City Historical Society has an on-going project to restore the legibility of stones marking the graves of people relevant to the early history of the community. (Checks to support this work should be mailed to LCHS, PO 245, Lake City, MN 55041.) For this issue of the Graphic, the featured...

Water Ski Days includes guided history tours

Jun 26, 2019

In conjunction with Water Ski Days, the Lake City Historical Society will be sponsoring guided tours of the South Oak Street Historic District on Saturday, June 29. Houses within the Historic District document the evolution of American domestic architecture in nine distinctive styles, and they’re...

Historical Society honors local DNR

Jun 19, 2019

Lake City Historical Society honored the local Department of Natural Resources for their collaboration in promoting the vintage Camp Lakeview military encampment of late 1884 to 1934. The area is near the current site of the DNR office on South Oak Street. Historical Society Vice President and...