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Monday 8am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Lake City Historical Society

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Lake City Historical Society

Our mission is the collection, preservation, and sharing of knowledge about the history of Lake City. Lake City is homeland of the Dakhóta (Dakota) people.

For thousands of years, they have known and treasured this region for its beauty and sustenance. Exploration of the area by Europeans is believed to date to 1654, when French explorers Radisson and Grosseilliers came to the area. The French and British (and later Americans) followed, engaging in exploration, missionary work, and the fur trade. Land, 480 square miles, was set aside in the 1830 Trea

ty of Prairie du Chien as Reservation for descendants of traders and Dakota women. Before land title was settled legally in 1859, settlement began. Jacob Broody was the first to arrive in 1853. Lake City grew rapidly, thanks to the area’s lush soil, the natural beauty of Lake Pepin, and its location on the Mississippi River-the great transportation corridor of the Upper Midwest. The booming city was incorporated in 1872.

06/21/2026

History Talks on Saturday at 11:00 and 1:00. History Walks Friday at Lincoln High School at 10:00, and Saturday from City Hall at 9:30, 10:30, and 12:30.

06/20/2026

Plan to join us during Water Ski Days!

06/16/2026

In town for Water Ski Days? Join us for a little bit of history! We posted our schedule on the front page of our website. You'll find us in the historic hall (the ballroom) on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 205 W. Center Street. https://www.lakecityhistoricalsociety.org/

06/10/2026

How we wish we knew the names of these Lincoln High School graduates! Pulled this 1895 class photo out of the archives today hoping to find the subject of a visitor's research.

06/08/2026

All are welcome to stop by during Open Hours on Tuesday from noon-3:00 for history conversations and research. Look for us on the 2nd floor of City Hall.

05/21/2026

We are open tomorrow from noon to 3:00. Join us for work in the archives. Recognize the couple in this photo? We have it in our collection and came up with a plausible story, but what we really want is to know is who they are, and when and why they stood for this formal photograph.

05/12/2026

Open for research and history conversations tomorrow, noon-3:00.

04/25/2026

This weekend, across the country, volunteers are cleaning the historic markers in their communities. You can too! Join us at 9:00 on Saturday morning across the street from the post office.

04/19/2026

Howard Juliot, Lake City's first All-State athlete, will celebrate his 99th birthday with us on Friday during Open Hours. Howard just published a 550 page memoir so you know he's got plenty of stories to tell. They include reports of his high school football career right here at Lincoln High School. Cake served at 1:00.

02/09/2026

Before it was Acrotech, the building on Lakewood Avenue at Tenth Street was the Zero King coat factory. We'll reminisce tomorrow at 1:00 during Open Hours. Join us at City Hall! Our exhibits are open noon-3:00

Address

P. O. Box 246
Lake City, MN
55041

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Website

https://www.lakecityhistoricalsociety.org/

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