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Peters recognized for history preservation effort

May 14, 2025

During Historic Preservation Month, the City of Lake City, through the Heritage Preservation Commission, recognizes notable efforts to preserve its history. This year, Andru Peters is the recipient of a Certificate of Merit for the recently published “History of Camp Lakeview National Guard...

Peters to give two talks on local National Guard camp history

Sep 27, 2023

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to two book talks led by local author and resident Andru Peters. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m., Peters will discuss his book “History of Camp Lakeview National Guard Training Camp 1881-1931,” specifically the role of steamers and their impact on...

Peters donates his Camp Lakeview book to high school media center

Sep 13, 2023

Author Andru Peters (center) donated a copy of his new book to the Lake City High School media center. The book is called “History of Camp Lakeview National Guard Training Camp 1881-1931, Lake City, Minnesota.” It’s about the National Guard Training Camp that operated in Lake City for half a...

Peters’ new book chronicles National Guard encampment that helped shape early Lake City

Feb 8, 2023

What started with the intention of writing a 15-page white paper has grown into a 300-plus page book with many photos chronicling the 50-year history of Camp Lakeview, a National Guard Camp on the south side of Lake City that operated from 1881 to 1931. It’s called History of Camp Lakeview...

Pale Ales close out encampment events

Jul 27, 2022

Saturday’s Camp Lakeview encampment events ended with a free performance by the Pale Ales bluegrass band at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. More coverage of Saturday’s events celebrating the history of the Army National Guard and Civilian Conservation Camp that used to be in Lake City can be found...

Encampment is Saturday

Jul 20, 2022

Lake City’s history as the home of a National Guard training camp and later a Civilian Conservation Corps camp is the focus of an event Saturday, July 23, on a site that was once part of both facilities. The free Camp Lakeview Encampment will take place at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. From 1881...

Civilian Conservation Camp here was one of almost 150 in the state

Jul 20, 2022

From 1936 to 1942 the U.S. Army’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) operated CCC Camp 713 on the site of Camp Lakeview, the former Lake City National Guard Camp, and site of the present-day Lake City Sportsman’s Club. The CCC Program was part of President Roosevelt’s 1933 New Deal legislation. It...

Encampment, live music announced at former National Guard base here

Jul 6, 2022

A free event on Saturday, July 23, will celebrate the nearly 50-year history of the former National Guard training area in Lake City. From the late 19th century into the early 20th century, the Minnesota Army National Guard had a training area called Camp Lakeview on the southern end of Lake City...