Mississippi River

Ice going fast

Mar 11, 2020

Drone shots from above Lake Pepin show the amount of surface ice in rapid decline. The above photo from Steve Brown was taken Monday, March 9. The photo below from Ben Threinen was taken Tuesday, March 10.

Birds of a feather float separately, together

Sep 26, 2019

Three species of birds share a floating log but also keep to their own kind in this photo submitted by Old Frontenac resident Allen Anderson. He took the photo on Lake Pepin on Thursday, Sept. 19. “I thought it added new meaning to ‘Cruis’n Down The River.’,” he wrote.

Adventure can't wait: New Yorker descends the Mississippi on paddleboard

Sep 12, 2019

A New York woman aiming to be just the second person to paddleboard from the source of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico passed through Lake City over the weekend. LouAnne Harris arrived at Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City on Friday, Sept. 6. She began her journey at Lake Itasca on Aug. 11...

LPLA members dine on sediment at mud picnic

Aug 29, 2019

Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance’s (LPLA) first mud picnic Saturday, Aug. 24 let people experience Lake Pepin’s ongoing sedimentation in a new way. The event took place at the head of Lake Pepin in the shallow waters just downstream of Lighthouse Island, which has grown about a mile in the last 50 years...

Open house on studies concerning Lake Pepin is Aug. 29 at Lake City Sportsman's Club

Aug 22, 2019

To help area residents learn about the studies concerning the health of Lake Pepin, and how they can provide input on them, the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA) is hosting an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club, 2200 S. Oak St., Lake City. The...

Donna Mae: Back in the pilot house

Aug 21, 2019

For Donna Mae Jensen, being in the pilot house of the Pearl of the Lake paddlewheel boat on Aug. 10 was a different sort of thrill than it might be for the average 88-year-old, but not as unfamiliar. When she was a child her father, E.W. Holstrom, owned ferry and excursion boats that traversed...

Corps wants input on river master plan

Apr 17, 2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is revising its Upper Mississippi River Master Plan and is seeking the public’s input. The master plan is a guiding document that governs how the Corps’ federal lands are managed for recreation and environmental stewardship. The strategic land...

Flood forecasts put Lake City on alert

Mar 20, 2019

With the National Weather Service reporting that low level flooding on the Mississippi River at Lake City is a virtual certainty and a better than 50 percent chance of major flooding, city officials are developing response plans. Lake City’s marina, public works department, and emergency...

Halvorson: I am the Mighty Mississippi

Dec 13, 2018

Not everyone likes poetry so I’ve made it a point not to include my poems in my weekly post. Sometimes we need to be reminded of all the beauty at our front door. The following is from my book “When Life Throws Tomatoes.” I am the Mighty Mississippi Although I start as a small stream I have been...

A semester afloat

Sep 26, 2018

Two professors, two wilderness guides, and 14 Augsburg College students spending 100 days on the Mississippi River camped at Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City earlier this month. The students are making the canoe journey to New Orleans while taking a full course load at the Minneapolis college. Not long...