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!
We’re so in love with this beautiful state, with all of our neighbors, with our unflinching spirit of cooperation and care for one another. We’re proud to be one sliver of what makes this special place great.
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From skating rinks to snow mobile trails and everything in between, Lake City sure knows how to turn up the heat under a parka!
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🎄We want to be the first to wish you a very Merry Christmas! We hope that your day is filled with love and joy!
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🦅We love this time of year! It is prime time for eagle viewing on #LakePepin.
Scores have been spotted in the #LakeCityMN area in the past week!
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❄️We’re loving this cozy blanket of white putting us in the right spirit for the holidays!
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🎅🎄Lake City celebrates the season with a city-wide tree lighting and a holiday party in beautiful Patton Park on Saturday, Nov 29th from 4-6pm!
Come early and visit @lkcyshops for their #shopsmallsaturday Christmas by the Lake event.
Thanks for the 📸 Dr. Steve Brown!
🤠🎙️Guys! I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the iconic venue, Oak Center General Store, has relaunched and is in the midst of a great concert series featuring Jeffery Foucault, Erik Koskinen, a Pop Wagner Honky Tonk Christmas show and much more.
Just down Hwy 63 from Lake City, this historic room should be on every Minnesota music lover’s bucket list.
Link to Lake City area events in bio.
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We are absolutely soaking up these last few beautiful autumn days!
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👻Sailing into Halloween like…
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Thanks to @three_little_burdes for the pic!
We can never not share!🤣
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🚘For your autumn travel consideration…
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🛥️You never know who’s going to drop in for a visit!
Thanks to Ron Wightman for sharing with us his beautiful shot of the vessel Mimi overnighting in our downtown marina.
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🤫We’ve got a little secret…
September is the perfect month for a visit to Lake City. You can beat the crowds of summer and fall, while experiencing the best weather of both seasons (sometimes even in the same day!).
Drop by our official website (link in bio) to make your plans!
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