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Lake Pepin. Lake Pepin (/ ˈpɛpɪn / PEP-in) [1] is a naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River on the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is located in a valley carved by the outflow of an enormous glacial lake at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake formed when the Mississippi, a successor to the glacial ...
Gate at the Lake City Marina. Lake City is a city in Goodhue and Wabasha counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It lies along Lake Pepin, a wide portion of the Mississippi River. The population was 5,252 at the 2020 census. Most of Lake City is located within Wabasha County with only a small portion in Goodhue County.
Frontenac State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Red Wing. The park is notable both for its history and for its birdwatching opportunities. The centerpiece of the park is a 430-foot-high (130 m), 3-mile-long (4.8 km) steep limestone bluff overlooking Lake Pepin, a natural ...
The Sea Wing disaster occurred on July 13, 1890, when a strong squall line overturned the excursion vessel Sea Wing on Lake Pepin near Lake City, Minnesota. Approximately 215 people were aboard the vessel when it overturned and as a result of the accident 98 passengers drowned. An excursion barge that was being towed by the Sea Wing was either ...
Lake Pepin is a lake in Le Sueur County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] The lake took its name from Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River. [2] See also
FIPS code. 27-67378 [2] GNIS feature ID. 0653695 [3] Website. www.wabasha.org. Wabasha is a city and the county seat of Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,559 at the time of the 2020 census. [4] It is on the Mississippi River, near its confluence with the Zumbro River.
In 1721, the French built Fort Beauharnois on Lake Pepin. ... Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota, with a population of 429,954 in the 2020 census. [62]
Fort Beauharnois. Fort Beauharnois was a French fort, serving as a fur trading post and Catholic mission, built on the shores of Lake Pepin, a wide section of the upper Mississippi River, in 1727. The location chosen was on lowlands and the fort was rebuilt in 1730 on higher ground. It was the site of the first Roman Catholic chapel in what is ...