Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource. But it’s got a big problem: Massive amounts of sediment are eroding from stream banks, ...

Ravines act like fast-moving highways, delivering sediment into Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River. A new project will examine how to control them.

In his book "Lake Monsters of Wisconsin," researcher, lecturer and writer of "all things Wisconsin weird" Chad Lewis documents the stories of dozens of creatures who have been sighted in Wisconsin ...

A record number of perch are swimming in Lake Pepin and its riverine backwaters this winter to the delight of ice anglers from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fisheries biologists for the Minnesota ...

Early explorers described Lake Pepin as crystal clear with abundant fish and waterfowl. But the water flowing into Lake Pepin these days is a milky brown, and the lake is filling up with mud. The ...

I grew up in a small community in southeastern Minnesota, situated alongside Lake Pepin, an expanse of the Mississippi River created by the towering bluffs of the "driftless" region and the damming ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 15. Lake Pepin is a naturally ...

RED WING — A habitat restoration project at the head of Lake Pepin is slated to begin in 2023 after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers secured a contractor for the three-year project. Last week, the ...

More than 120 people gathered along the banks of the Mississippi River in Bay City, Wisconsin, to celebrate the groundbreaking of a multi-year effort to improve habitat within Lake Pepin May 16. The ...

DURAND, Wis. — The Pepin County Board has declared a 10-mile ribbon of bluffs on the Wisconsin side of Lake Pepin off limits to frack sand mining. The sand is used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking ...

The search for a 38-year-old man who fell overboard on Lake Pepin was suspended Sunday evening because of impending darkness and stormy weather. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department was notified of ...