Dan's Pepin Marina
We've been at Dan's for three years. A year prior to that we were at Hanson's. L.Pepin is a great sailing lake, sometimes crowded with sailboats but rarely a problem with power boats. Rarely a day with insufficient winds. We looked at all three marinas and i can give you an opinio. Realize it, though, as an opinion. I may like things much different than you. Hanson's has the best location of all, secluded, far from the train tracks, very little traffic, and uncroweded sailing always available at the upper end of the lake. The ships store is excellent; most any supplies and hardware can be found and most any work can be done there. The facilities are shabby; don't walk bare foot on the docks; Showers utilitarian; no place to retreat on a hot or rainy day. Dan's Pepin marina is very nicely equiped; reasonable yacht club for $190/year; minimal ships store; train track very close; Dan very helpful; fair amount of transient traffic. Pepin is small but delightful. Three restruants and a coffee shop give a ice variety. Some arts and crafts type shops are nice. Quiet shade lined streets nice for early morning walks if you're an early riser while the crew sleeps in. We have not used Lake City, but talking with the manager and the previous owner of the restruant overlooking the marina, it seems big and noisy; party type noise; When at Hanson's we frequently had trouble finding an open eating place in lake City. In my opinion: Dan's is the nicest marina. Hanson's is the nicest location. Lake City is the nicest clup type social spot. Pepin is the nicest of the two towns. We like Dan's the best. Our bias, had you not noticed, is toward quiet and low populated surroundings. Where ever you chose, you will enjoy. email me if questions. kloster@win.bright.net. Geoff
