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Goin' To The Lake Recap: WCCO Hits Lake City (Day 2)

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It's that time of year once again. That's right, we're Goin' to the Lake! WCCO-TV's Amelia Santaniello and Angela Davis and NewsRadio 830 WCCO's John Williams are all heading to Lake City to kick off another summer's worth of road trip fun.

When you make the trip to Lake City, make sure to stop at the Chickadee Cottage Cafe. It's a wonderful little restaurant right on Highway 61 as you come into town.

They offer from-scratch baked goods and amazing breakfast and lunch. Amelia and Angela ate there twice in their two days in town.

Owners Joan and Ron have been there since 1998 and they've really done a great job. Everyone there really welcomed WCCO's crew.

Goin' To The Lake: Chickadee Cottage Cafe

Amelia and Angela did some shopping Friday in Lake City. First, they indulged their sweet tooths at the Rustic Cafe. The bars and cookies at this co-op are all family recipes, and they make their own vanilla with Madagascar vanilla beans.

They next went to Lake Pepin Pearl Button Company. This store has a fantastic variety of items. And the historic building has one of the oldest-working, wooden hand-pulley elevators in the region.

As you guessed it, this shop used to be a button factory. But the demand for buttons made from clam shells fell in the 1920s with the development of plastics.

Goin' To The Lake: Shopping In Lake City

Lake City swells during this weekend's Water Ski Festival. There's a half marathon, 5K and 10K, a classic car show and paddle boat rides.

But the reason for the celebration is because waterskiing was invented in Lake City on Lake Pepin. They will have a re-enactment of that moment Saturday.

This is also a very affordable festival. A $2 button gets you discounts on many of the activities.

By the way, when Amelia and Angela get together -- many laughs are had. Check out their outtakes in the video below!

Goin' To The Lake: Water Ski Fest & Outtakes

GALLERY: WCCO's Goin' To The Lake -- Lake City

Goin' To The Lake: Lake City Recap

Watch the past "Goin' To The Lake" segments.

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