Ten thousand years ago, as the Ice Age was drawing to a close, Wisconsin's fast-flowing Chippewa River carried vast quantities of sand. But where the Chippewa entered the Mississippi, ten miles downstream from here, its current slowed and the . . . — — Map (db m52074) HM
"I decided that if you could ski on snow, you could ski on water." In 1922, after first trying barrel staves, then snow skis, eighteen year old Ralph W. Samuelson succeeded in waterskiing on eight foot long pine boards, steamed in boiling water to . . . — — Map (db m45308) HM
Dedicated
in grateful memory of
her son and all others
who made the supreme
sacrifice and all who
served in defense of
their country
in
World War I 1917 • 1918
World War II 1941 • 1945
Korean War 1950 • 1954
by
Mary . . . — — Map (db m52092) HM
On the east shore of Lake Pepin, opposite this point juts out a high rock. From this pinnacle according to accounts of early travelers, a Sioux maiden of Wabasha’s band prevented from marrying the warrior of her choice, leaped to her death that . . . — — Map (db m207747) HM
who came to Lake City in 1856 as territorial pioneers. They purchased an interest in the new townsite and selected the square comprising this park as the location of their future home. On this site, the same year, they built their residence and . . . — — Map (db m150709) HM
“If we had a way of foreordaining these things, we couldn’t have picked a finer father of water skiing than Ralph Samuelson. He has been an amazing asset to the sport ever since he discovered it on Lake Pepin, Lake City, Minnesota, largely . . . — — Map (db m153918) HM
The first actual settler in Lake City was Jacob Boody who came in the Fall of 1853. His brother and Abner Dwelle came the next year. Samuel Doughty built the first substantial home and blacksmith shop in 1855. That same year the town was platted and . . . — — Map (db m52078) HM
On July 13, 1890, the steamer "Sea Wing", with covered barge alongside, and 215 passengers aboard was returning from a Sunday excursion down the Mississippi River to Lake City. At 8 p.m., Captain D.N. Wethern had guided the steamer 5 miles up Lake . . . — — Map (db m45462) HM
Founded 1870 by Charles R. Read
Born March 10, 1820, Somerset Shier, England. Died October 9, 1899 at Millville, buried at Wabasha, Minnesota. Centennial was observed August 15-16, 1970. — — Map (db m113872) HM
"City dwellers need go no farther than this if they seek romantic solitude,” wrote panorama artist Henry Lewis in 1848. “One cannot imagine a more lovely expanse of water than Lake Pepin in quiet, clear weather, and no wilder scene than . . . — — Map (db m45318) HM
Lake Pepin occupies the Mississippi Valley above this point for a distance of 22 miles. The lake is formed by the delta of the Chippewa River which enters the Mississippi directly east of this site.
The Chippewa, a relatively small river, has a . . . — — Map (db m45700) HM
This was once one of the busiest stretches on the Upper Mississippi River. Between 1830 and 1915, lumber companies in western Wisconsin floated millions of pine logs and pieces of cut lumber down the Chippewa River, which enters the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m52718) HM
Designed by well-known architect Cass Gilbert, whose elegant new state capitol building was under construction in St. Paul, this handsome English Gothic style church was consecrated by Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple on April 28, 1901. Forty-two years . . . — — Map (db m67010) HM
Minnesota Territory 1849-1858 (marker side 1) On March 3, 1849, during his last hours in office. President James K. Polk signed a bill adding a new name to the American political landscape — Minnesota Territory. A vast land, it . . . — — Map (db m164188) HM
Wabasha-Nelson Bridge Company
The Wabasha-Nelson Bridge Company was incorporated in 1929 to build and operate a toll bridge over the Mississippi River. The Minneapolis Bridge Company & C.A.P. Turner were contracted to design and . . . — — Map (db m71974) HM
Wapahasha I
As George Washington was to the United States of America, so was his contemporary, Wapahasha, to the Dakota of eastern Minnesota. Wapahasha (Red Standard or Red Cap) was born about 1718 and became the foremost hero in the national . . . — — Map (db m66959) HM
