Marina Beach

Solving the marina beach puzzle

Mar 6, 2019

Lake City City Administrator Rob Keehn presented a concept for a four-season beach house to the City Council at a council workshop on Feb. 11. The council voted in 2018 to demolish the old beach house and replace it with a four-season structure. They charged Keehn with developing a plan for the...

Firetruck, beach access among council's capital considerations

Nov 14, 2018

City Finance Director Amy Hove outlined proposed budget changes and adjustments to the city’s capital budget at a Lake City City Council workshop meeting as the council works toward a December vote on a final property tax levy for 2019. The council set a preliminary levy in September that is a 3....

Halvorson: The Play Park

Oct 18, 2018

Some of my favorite memories are time spent at the play park. We lived just a few blocks away and spent many fun filled days on the swings and rings. Looking back I always pictured the play park as being larger than it is today. The other day I came across some pictures of my grandparents taken...

Letter: Beach needs something for everyone

Aug 22, 2018

To the editor: I walked down to the beach last Saturday to see the Float-a-palooza. Whats wrong with this picture? The beach was crowded with safety vehicles and fun things for the kids. The water was crowded with boats Many with floats tied to them. There were a few swimmers near the shore. It...

Letter: Beach improvements will be well worth all the hard work

Aug 15, 2018

To the editor: I’m back for round three and comments from the sidelines. First off another “that a girl” Donna H. Maybe between us we can push to get our beach areas to be actually rock and scrap metal and glass free. It’s too bad we can’t get more locals to add their three cents on ideas or...

Letter: Seeing the beach with fresh eyes

Aug 15, 2018

To the editor: My family and I have lived in Lake City for over 40 years. In all those years we drove by Ohuta Park and the beach area many times and never really gave it much thought. I do a lot of walking what with walking to work for many years a distance of three miles round trip. When I...

Halvorson: Arguments against beach improvements don’t hold up

Jul 12, 2018

Lake City’s best kept secret? That tiny stretch between Ohuta Park and the trailers on the point. Our own natural beach, right in the middle of town. Since I’ve been writing letters to the editor I’ve been stopped constantly by complete strangers, some not so strange. The question is: “Why don’t...

Letter: Those who don't remember past success are doomed not to repeat it

May 16, 2018

To the editor: Millions of dollars of private funds are pouring into Wabasha to enhance the Eagle Center. On the other side of Lake City the Villa Maria is being renovated by an investor at considerable cost. And here we are in Lake City, with a gem of a natural beach, unwilling to even...

High water creeps into Ohuta Park

May 3, 2018

A rising Lake Pepin laps over the Ohuta Park seawall Tuesday, May 1, depositing debris on the shore. Across the boat launch, the newer, taller seawall is visible above the high water. Lake City Marina Administrator Mark Lutjen said he expected the river to crest here Wednesday, May 2. The marina’s...

Letter: A few comments about Lake City

Mar 21, 2018

To the editor: My first comment is for good ole girl Donna Halverson, and her one woman battle to get Lake City to stand up and pay attention. You get a big “that a girl” from me and how I appreciate your words of wisdom related to the most valuable piece of real estate this town has and we do...