Apr. 15—LAKE CITY — This year will be one to celebrate tradition in Lake City. The town is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding, and come July 2, 2022, Lake City will be celebrating the ...

On July 2, 1922, an 18-year-old daredevil named Ralph Samuelson gave birth to the sport of water-skiing on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. His inspiration for water-skiing came in winter, when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 21—LAKE CITY — After four long years for filmmaker Ben Threinen, he's finally able to tell the story of a "forgotten soul" in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake City is celebrating Ralph Samuelson, who invented waterskiing on Lake Pepin in 1922. Samuelson’s story includes daring stunts ...

Ralph Samuelson pictured on Lake Pepin in Lake City with the pair of water skis he first rode on July 2, 1922. LAKE CITY — After four long years for filmmaker Ben Threinen, he’s finally able to tell ...

One hundred years ago this week, a Minnesotan named Ralph Samuelson did something no one ever had. Gripping an iron ring at the end of a rope tied to his brother’s motorboat, the 18-year-old daredevil ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. One hundred years ago (1922), a Minnesota man named Ralph Samuelson went to a local lumberyard. Most people would have said ...

Ralph Samuelson grew up in Lake City and invented waterskiing on Lake Pepin in 1922. Samuelson was a daredevil and avid outdoorsman who spent his summers on the lake. He came up with the idea that if ...