Discover Lake City
Discover Lake City
Minnesota’s South Shore
Lake City is your gateway to Lake Pepin, one of the Midwest’s most scenic natural playgrounds. With miles of shoreline, beautiful beaches, world-class angling, and plenty of ways to get out on the water, you’ve just found your new favorite lake escape!
Join us in June for Water Ski Days!
Nashville sensation Chase Matthew headlines a weekend of big concerts and events!
The Birthplace of Water Skiing
Local Pride for an International Sport
In 1922, local teen Ralph Samuelson took a homemade pair of skis and his daredevil determination and got behind a boat on Lake Pepin to make history. After three days of no success, Ralph decided to keep the ski tips above the water and the rest is history. He went from sitting in the water to skiing on top of it.
Each year Lake City celebrates this heritage with a huge festival in June featuring dazzling ski shows, youth water ski clinics, big concerts, parades and more!
For more about this history and our big summer event…
Lake City lies along the shores of Lake Pepin, the widest lake on the Mississippi River. Fun in all four seasons, Lake City dazzles with its scenic beauty and Midwestern charm.
RED WING
20 min drive from Lake City
HAGER CITY
22 min drive from Lake City
BAY CITY
26 min drive from Lake City
MAIDEN ROCK
35 min drive from Lake City
STOCKHOLM, WI
38 min drive from Lake City
PEPIN
31 min drive from Lake City
READS LANDING
13 min drive from Lake City
FRONTENAC
9 min drive from Lake City
FRONTENAC STATE PARK
12 min drive from Lake City
NELSON, WI
23 min drive from Lake City
WABASHA, MN
18 min drive from Lake City
Spring
Visit us as the green returns to the trees, the ice leaves the water, and sun starts to warm things up!
Summer
Lake Pepin offers so much recreational fun this time of year! The sun, skies and water are calling!
Winter
Activities on and around Lake Pepin don’t stop when the snow flies! Enjoy a wide range of winter fun!
Winter
Activities on and around Lake Pepin don’t stop when the snow flies! Enjoy a wide range of winter fun!
Spring
Visit us as the green returns to the trees, the ice leaves the water, and sun starts to warm things up!
Summer
Lake Pepin offers so much recreational fun this time of year! The sun, skies and water are calling!
🕺Dads! Dads! Dads! This one’s for you!
Here’s to a fantastic day with family and loved ones.
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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🕺Dads! Dads! Dads! This one’s for you!
Here’s to a fantastic day with family and loved ones.
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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👋🚴♀️Lake City welcomes upwards of 1000 cyclists as Tour de Pepin returns this weekend! Complete with boat shuttles, hydration stops with yummy snacks, a rockin’ after party with live music and @foragerbrewery and some of the most beautiful vistas you can get in the Midwest, this supported, non-competitive ride is one of our favorite ways to explore the cities, towns, and hamlets of our unique natural area.
The tour kicks off from Ohuta Beach Park at 7am on Saturday, June 7th. Same day registration is available.
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👋🚴♀️Lake City welcomes upwards of 1000 cyclists as Tour de Pepin returns this weekend! Complete with boat shuttles, hydration stops with yummy snacks, a rockin’ after party with live music and @foragerbrewery and some of the most beautiful vistas you can get in the Midwest, this supported, non-competitive ride is one of our favorite ways to explore the cities, towns, and hamlets of our unique natural area.
The tour kicks off from Ohuta Beach Park at 7am on Saturday, June 7th. Same day registration is available.
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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🫡To our brothers and sisters lost to war, and to the friends and families they’ve left behind, we salute you today and every day.
#memorialday2025
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🫡To our brothers and sisters lost to war, and to the friends and families they’ve left behind, we salute you today and every day.
#memorialday2025
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😎Congrats! You made it to the official first weekend of the Minnesota summer!
Now, let’s have some fun in the sun!
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😎Congrats! You made it to the official first weekend of the Minnesota summer!
Now, let’s have some fun in the sun!
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Bask
verb
lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
“I spent a beautiful day in Lake City, basking in the afternoon sun”
Bask
verb
lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
“I spent a beautiful day in Lake City, basking in the afternoon sun”
🎣While the rest of Minnesota waits for the fishing opener in May, anglers in Lake City can get their Walleye fix right now.
Lake Pepin is part of the Mississippi River, where the fish are plentiful, the views are world-class, and Walleye season never closes!
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
🎣While the rest of Minnesota waits for the fishing opener in May, anglers in Lake City can get their Walleye fix right now.
Lake Pepin is part of the Mississippi River, where the fish are plentiful, the views are world-class, and Walleye season never closes!
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
Did you know that Lake Pepin is considered a ‘globally important migratory corridor’? Well you do now!
We just took a little drive on Highway 61 near Lake City and were treated to an amazing avian show!
Come see for yourself…
#LakeCityMN #OnlyInMN #LakePepin
Did you know that Lake Pepin is considered a ‘globally important migratory corridor’? Well you do now!
We just took a little drive on Highway 61 near Lake City and were treated to an amazing avian show!
Come see for yourself…
#LakeCityMN #OnlyInMN #LakePepin
🌞We’re loving this warm weather almost as much as we’re loving this great pic of the Lake City Marina Lighthouse from 📸Steve Brown!
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
🌞We’re loving this warm weather almost as much as we’re loving this great pic of the Lake City Marina Lighthouse from 📸Steve Brown!
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
⛸️🪁Join us this Saturday 2/22 for ice skating, kite flying, and a pop-up beach party on the shores of Lake Pepin!
Lake City Concourse/Govt Pier Beach 10:30am-3pm
⛸️🪁Join us this Saturday 2/22 for ice skating, kite flying, and a pop-up beach party on the shores of Lake Pepin!
Lake City Concourse/Govt Pier Beach 10:30am-3pm
February in Lake City is a family affair!
From huge ice fishing tournaments to illuminated winter walks to kite flying and ice skating on Lake Pepin, you can shake off the winter rust and reenergize in #LakeCityMN
See what’s cooking this Feb at our link in our bio
#LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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February in Lake City is a family affair!
From huge ice fishing tournaments to illuminated winter walks to kite flying and ice skating on Lake Pepin, you can shake off the winter rust and reenergize in #LakeCityMN
See what’s cooking this Feb at our link in our bio
#LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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🪄❄️Looking for some pure winter magic? Look no further than #LakeCityMN
#LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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🪄❄️Looking for some pure winter magic? Look no further than #LakeCityMN
#LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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🎄From our Lake City family to yours, Merry Christmas!
We hope you have a lovely holiday, however you choose to spend it.
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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🎄From our Lake City family to yours, Merry Christmas!
We hope you have a lovely holiday, however you choose to spend it.
#LakeCityMN #LakePepin #OnlyInMN
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Lake City Market by the Lake
Thursday markets June thru September down at beautiful Ohuta Beach featuring fresh produce, baked goods, live music, kids activities/PoP Club, food truck vendors and fun from 5-8 PM! You can […]
Lake City, MN 55041 United States
Lake City Sailing School
The Lake City Yacht Club is hosting this wonderful weekend of learning and adventure on beautiful Lake Pepin. Saturday: Swim Test, classroom and practical instruction on their fleet of Sunfish […]
Lake City, MN 55041 United States
53rd Annual Water Ski Days
The 53rd Annual Water Ski Days is going to be another big year! Come to Lake City for our annual summer party, June 26th-29th, and be treated to live lakeside […]
