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Sand Point Walk one of WLP's favorites.

7/26/2022

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Get to know this 1.9-mile out-and-back trail near Frontenac, Minnesota. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 33 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
WLP Group walk this Wednesday July 27 at 6:30 pm, Meet at wayside rest on Hwy 61 and Goodhue County 2.
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WLP group event at the Villa Maria drew 32 walkers

7/26/2022

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The Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) group walkers met at the Villa Maria in Frontenac on July 20 for a walk around the beautiful grounds of this historic space. Pernille Flesche and Margaret Peterson, Lake City day students who both attended and graduated from the Villa Maria, joined the group and were able to share their memories of their time at the Villa Maria.
The Ursuline Sisters, who established the Villa Maria Academy in 1891, a girl’s boarding school, the outgrowth of a girl’s school the sisters established in nearby Lake City in 1880, three years after their arrival to the area.
The Villa Maria Academy closed abruptly after a fire caused by a lightning strike burned down the three-story classroom building on March 20, 1969.
After the academy closed, the Ursulines established an ecumenical retreat center on the property in 1970. For 45 years, Villa Maria remained an interfaith retreat and conference center sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters to help people, organizations and groups in their spiritual and personal growth.
The main building on the property, Marin Hall built in 1946 by the Sisters in the style of historic French Country Chateaus is being renovated as an event center with lodging rooms and suites expected to be available in 2023.
Walkers hiked to the back of the property visiting the dining hall and camping cabins that were used for summer campers.
Pernille Flesche and Margaret Peterson spoke of the excellent education they received from the nuns, the opportunity to meet girls from around the world who were boarding students and great memories of their school experiences such as prom.
The WLP group will meet next week, Wednesday, July 27, at 6:30 at the wayside rest just off Wabasha County Rd 2. The group will hike the Sand Point Trail to Lake Pepin. This is a trail the group does every year, one of the groups favorite hikes. Bring water, walking poles if needed and bug spray. Questions? Call Patty Svien 345-4383.


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WLP group walk July 20 at the Villa Maria

7/20/2022

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​Everyone is invited out to the Villa Maria tonight at 6:30 pm for a walk around the grounds. A couple former students will be with us to share their experience as students at the Villa.
Location; north on Hwy 61 to Wabasha County Rd 2, take a right, the Villa is on left after you cross the bridge. Park in front of the main building.
Hope to see you there.

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Beautiful night for WLP at Ohuta Park

7/17/2022

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​Wednesday July 13, “Walking Lake Pepin” walkers met at Ohuta Park to welcome and celebrate the Ralph Samuelson stature that was dedicated on July 2, 2022 at 4:11 pm, 100 years from Ralph’s first successful attempt of water skiing on Lake Pepin.
John Hutchinson from Destination Lake City (DLC) joined the group and shared stories of Ralph and his early attempts at waterskiing.  Ralph believed if you could ski on snow you could ski on water and by trial and error made it happen 100 years ago. 
John also shared how Ralph made no fortune on his achievement or skills. He spent a few years after 1922 performing in Minnesota, Michigan and Florida but eventually he came back to Minnesota to farm.
Destination Lake City is a non-profit group who’s mission is to work with city stakeholders to make Lake City a vibrant place to live, work, play, and visit.
At the end of 2021 they set out to have the statue designed, built and dedicated by the 100th anniversary of Ralph Samuelson’s invention of water skiing.  With the help of generous community donors DLC made it happen.
While the WLP walkers were at the park a visitor form Iowa approached the group and asked what we were doing at the park. The group pointed to the statue and asked if she knew who he was. She did not, so the WLP group told her the Ralph Samuelson story.
The visitor commented that she had heard about Lake City and water skiing but thought it was marketing gimmick.  Now she knows who Ralph Samuelson is and that Lake City is the one and only “Birthplac3 of Waterskiing!”
Walking Lake Pepin will meet next week for a group walk on Wednesday July 20 at the Villa Maria on Wabasha County 2 at 6:30 pm.  All are welcome.  Questions? Contact Patty Svien 345-4383.
 

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    I'm Patty Svien and I started Walking Lake Pepin as a part of my Graduate studies in 2008.  This is the 13th year that our grassroots committee has promoted this event to raise awareness of the health benefits of walking.  We hope you join us again this year or sign up for the first time and enjoy the beautiful surrounding of Lake City as you commit to Active Living and a healthy lifestyle.

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