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LAKE CITY, MN – Panoramic Lake Views #aerialphotography

LAKE CITY, MN – Panoramic Lake Views

Lake City, MN

The city of Lake City is located 65 miles  southeast of the Twin Cities at the intersection of U.S. Highways 61 and 63 on the Mississippi River at Lake Pepin. Lac de Pleurs (Lake of Tears) was the name given to Lake Pepin by Father Louis Hennepin, who camped on the shore of the lake in 1680. He christened the large body of water Lac de Pleurs after observing his Sioux captors weeping near the lake over the death of a chief’s son. The war party of Isanti Sioux had captured Hennepin and his two companions several miles south along the Mississippi and were camping near the lake on their return north to their Sioux villages near present-day Mille Lacs. ~wikipedia

On September 24th Lake City was hit with an EF0 tornado.  Here are a few aerial images of an area that experienced some damage.