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About Lake City
Lake City is nestled along the banks of Lake Pepin and the Mississippi River, located on Highway 61, also known as the Great River Road, just 68 miles southeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul and 34 miles east of Rochester, MN. The central location allows one to spend less time on the road and more time boating, golfing, snowmobiling, shopping and dining! Lake City offers four seasons of things to do on and around Lake Pepin. Our dramatic landscapes and cultural and recreational activities rival northern Minnesota, but with a longer season, warmer water, slower pace and none of the crowds.
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A WWII bomber went down in Lake Pepin
On the snowy afternoon of December 15, 1944, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator (serial 44-49908) crashed through the ice of Lake Pepin during a ferry flight out of St. Paul. It went down in a snow squall between Maple Springs, Minnesota, and Pepin, Wisconsin, a few miles down the lake from Lake City, and all three men aboard were killed: Capt. Dan D. Mitchell, Buddy B. Beasley and Edward A. Demski.
Three Lake City firemen pushed a boat across the thin ice to reach the site, but they found only scattered debris. Divers recovered the airmen in April 1945, and Army salvage crews raised much of the plane that spring. Accounts differ on what happened to the rest of the wreckage, and no one has publicly reported finding it.
Sources: MinnPost (2016), drawing on the War Department accident report · Post Bulletin (1995), quoting the 1944 Lake City Graphic · Aviation Safety Network record · Lake City Graphic (2026)
Commute to Mayo Clinic from Lake City
From Lake City it’s about 49 min (34.2 miles) by car to Mayo Clinic’s downtown campus.
| From | Downtown campus (Gonda) | Saint Marys campus |
|---|---|---|
| Lake City (town center) | 49 min34.2 mi | 51 min35.0 mi |
Approximate driving times from the OSRM route planner (OpenStreetMap data), calculated 2026-10-02 for normal, light traffic, not rush hour. Downtown construction and winter weather can add time. Times are to the campus area, not to a specific ramp or door.
Bus and transit options
- Mayo Clinic commuter bus: the Mayo Clinic staff commuting flyer lists Lake City as a hub for weekday morning and evening commuter buses for Mayo staff (staff pay $2 per ride). Ask Mayo Parking & Transportation for current schedules.
- Rochester City Lines, a private bus company, runs weekday peak-hour commuter buses into Rochester from communities around the region, and riders don’t need to work at Mayo. Check rclbus.com for a current route from Lake City.
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