Everything about Lake Pepin totally explained
Lake Pepin is a naturally occurring
lake, and the widest naturally occurring part of the
Mississippi River. It is a widening of the river on the border between
Minnesota and
Wisconsin. The formation of the lake was caused by the backup of water behind the sedimentary deposits of the
Chippewa River's delta. It has a surface area of about and an average depth of .
The first written history of the area documents a French fort (or fur post) built on its shores.
Fort Beauharnois was built in 1727 on lowlands and the fort was rebuilt in 1730 on higher ground.
In 1922,
Ralph Samuelson invented the sport of
water skiing on the lake. The largest city on the waterfront is
Lake City, Minnesota. The wide area of the lake stretches from
Bay City, Wisconsin, in the north, down past
Pepin, Wisconsin, in the south, with Pepin being just upstream from where the Chippewa River enters the Mississippi. The cities of
Maiden Rock and
Stockholm also border on the Wisconsin side, while
Frontenac State Park takes up a large part of the Minnesota side. There are three
marinas on the lake: the
Lake City Marina and
Hansen's Harbor, both in Lake City, and
Dan's Pepin Marina in Pepin, Wisconsin. There is also a private dock for the customers of the
Pickle Factory restaurant in Pepin.
Sailboats are common on the lake in summer.
In the winter, there are
ice roads that cross the lake.
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