Walking Lake Pepin (walkinglakepepin.org) concluded it’s 2025 season of walking challenges and group walks on Wednesday August 20.
The finale event was held at the orchard farm of Chuck and Judy Bremer atop a bluff in rural Lake City.
The evening started with Chuck sharing the 5-generation history of the farm and orchard. The original 200 acre farm was a typical dairy operation. Apples were first planted on the farm in 1983. In the 1990’s Chuck decided to transition to growing apples instead of milking cows.
The farm now has 40 acres of apple trees that produce 12,000 bushels of apples per year. Most of the harvested apples are sold to regional apple distributors who bring them to the retail market.
Many of the popular varieties, such as Honey Crisp and First Kiss, which were developed by the University of Minnesota, are grown in the orchard. Chuck explained that it can take as long as 30 years to develop a new apple variety.
After sharing the orchard history, Chuck led the walkers along a mowed bluff side trail that ended at a site outlooking Camp Lakeview National Guard training camp and a southern down-river view of Lake Pepin. It was a beautiful vista that reminded the walkers how special Lake Pepin and the surrounding bluffs are.
Following the bluff side walk the group met on the farm house patio for fellowship and prize drawings.
Forty-three people signed up for the WLP Challenge in June. Participants were encouraged to keep track of the minutes or miles they walked during the 10 weeks of the event.
For those who turned in their walking log sheets a drawing was held for a $20 Lake City Chamber Bucks prize. Julie Diepenbrock logged in 3,755 minutes of walking and was the winner of the drawing for LC Chamber Bucks.
Drawings continues for door prizes for those that attended the weekly group walks and everyone went home with a prize.
The Walking Lake Pepin organizers would like to thank Treats and Treasures and Anytime Fitness for providing sign up locations. Also, Jim and Ann Schreck for continued monetary support, Tom Dwelle and Jim Schreck for sharing local history during the walks and Denny Robertson for guiding the walkers on the Tree Trail in Patton Park. Special thanks to Tim and Jenny Schlagenhaft and Chuck and Judy Bremer for sharing their bluff top trails for this season’s group walks.
Walking Lake Pepin will be back in 2026. All community members are encouraged to participate. Until next year, “Walk More-Stress Less”.
The finale event was held at the orchard farm of Chuck and Judy Bremer atop a bluff in rural Lake City.
The evening started with Chuck sharing the 5-generation history of the farm and orchard. The original 200 acre farm was a typical dairy operation. Apples were first planted on the farm in 1983. In the 1990’s Chuck decided to transition to growing apples instead of milking cows.
The farm now has 40 acres of apple trees that produce 12,000 bushels of apples per year. Most of the harvested apples are sold to regional apple distributors who bring them to the retail market.
Many of the popular varieties, such as Honey Crisp and First Kiss, which were developed by the University of Minnesota, are grown in the orchard. Chuck explained that it can take as long as 30 years to develop a new apple variety.
After sharing the orchard history, Chuck led the walkers along a mowed bluff side trail that ended at a site outlooking Camp Lakeview National Guard training camp and a southern down-river view of Lake Pepin. It was a beautiful vista that reminded the walkers how special Lake Pepin and the surrounding bluffs are.
Following the bluff side walk the group met on the farm house patio for fellowship and prize drawings.
Forty-three people signed up for the WLP Challenge in June. Participants were encouraged to keep track of the minutes or miles they walked during the 10 weeks of the event.
For those who turned in their walking log sheets a drawing was held for a $20 Lake City Chamber Bucks prize. Julie Diepenbrock logged in 3,755 minutes of walking and was the winner of the drawing for LC Chamber Bucks.
Drawings continues for door prizes for those that attended the weekly group walks and everyone went home with a prize.
The Walking Lake Pepin organizers would like to thank Treats and Treasures and Anytime Fitness for providing sign up locations. Also, Jim and Ann Schreck for continued monetary support, Tom Dwelle and Jim Schreck for sharing local history during the walks and Denny Robertson for guiding the walkers on the Tree Trail in Patton Park. Special thanks to Tim and Jenny Schlagenhaft and Chuck and Judy Bremer for sharing their bluff top trails for this season’s group walks.
Walking Lake Pepin will be back in 2026. All community members are encouraged to participate. Until next year, “Walk More-Stress Less”.
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