hotel

Villa Maria reimagined as 'wilderness boutique hotel'

Jan 18, 2017

A company that prides itself on restoring historic buildings to prominence presented a vision for the Villa Maria to the Florence Township Board on Jan. 17. John and Stephanie Rupp of St. Paul-based Commonwealth Properties told the board they are considering converting the former convent, girls...

Three lane, hotel appear dead

Nov 10, 2016

Lake City voters on Tuesday elected three people to the City Council and turned down a ballot measure that all but kills plans for a new downtown hotel. The election also puts an almost certain stop to plans to convert Highway 61 to a three-lane highway through the city. The future of plans for a...

Letter: Street is public land

Nov 2, 2016

To the editor: At the candidate forum, Mark Nichols made the astute observation that our city has “a tendency to shoot first and aim secondarily.” A perfect example of this is the ballot question about Washington Street. The city is asking the public to vote first and see the plans later.I support...

Letter: Hotel would be a boon

Oct 26, 2016

To the editor: Assuming that a “yes” vote on City Question No. 1, vacation and conveyance of a portion of South Washington Street, would result in a hotel on the corner of Marion Street and Lakeshore Drive, should be all that it would take to see the benefits to the city of Lake City and its...

Letter: Hotel will go forward only if people want it

Oct 26, 2016

To the editor: Several weeks ago I submitted a letter to the Lake City community which I hoped would clarify concerns and uncertainties pertaining to the possible vacation of the dead-end segment of South Washington Street extending from East Marion Street southward toward the outer marina where...

Letter: Yes vote gives city a choice

Oct 12, 2016

To the editor: I have always been proud of my heritage as a native son of Lake City and was raised here. I graduated from Lincoln High School and continued my education at Winona State University earning degrees in math and physics, received my master of arts from Mankato State and my master of...