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Pepin Wisconsin

About Pepin
Pepin is a village in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 837 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Pepin. Our village and Lake Pepin take their name from the Pepin brothers, two of the first French trappers in the area. The village was settled in 1846, and was initially known as a steamboat boom-town familiar to Mark Twain and wealthy Chicago socialites who summered on the lake. Formed by the delta of Wisconsin's Chippewa River, Lake Pepin is a 28-mile-long, three-mile-wide natural waterway that is part of the mighty Mississippi. Pepin is located 70 miles south of the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota metro area, 50 miles northeast of Rochester, Minnesota 60 miles north of LaCrosse, Wisconsin and 45 miles southwest of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We have a marina that is home to over 150 boats, with transient docking for our visitors arriving on the water. The village is known around the world as the birthplace of famous children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder whose first book, Little House in the Big Woods, described her time here. Our village is located on Lake Pepin, the widest and, many say, most beautiful spot on the Mississippi River.

Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder (shown at left with her husband Almanzo) was born February 7, 1867, just seven miles North of the village of Pepin, Wisconsin on County Highway CC. This is where the Little House in the Big Woods stood. The log cabin standing on the site today is a re-creation of the Ingalls' home. It sits on the very land owned by Charles and Caroline Ingalls (Ma &Pa). The original log house and barn are no longer there. The big woods is gone, too. What once was the big woods is now a modern farming community. A highway winds through the land that was the Ingalls farm, probably following very closely the wagon track which Laura describes in her book. One thing that still remains is the "beautiful lake" about which she wrote. People still admire its beauty just as Laura did on her first visit to the village of Pepin. Both commercial fisherman and sportsmen still catch fish in Lake Pepin just as Pa did in the 1870's. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum features many items Laura and her family would have recognized and recalls the era in which she lived. Complete with gift shop, the museum is ideally located along State Highway 35 (The Great River Road) at 306 Third Street in Pepin, Wisconsin. We're closed for the winter months. In 1996, Pepin became the official starting point of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway

Pepin Area School
Pepin Area School District is a public school district that is located in PEPIN COUNTY, WI. Pepin Area School District is a public school district that serves 500 students in grades PK - 12. With 23 full-time classroom teachers, the district's overall student/teacher ratio is 22:1. There are 2 schools associated with this district. Academics Sports Pepin Area Schools have a variety of sports offered within their district including football, volleyball, boy's basketball, girl's basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, and poms, otherwise known as dance. In 2010 Pepin High School joined with Alma High School because of the few students going out for each sporting event, becoming the Pepin/Alma Eagles.
 * Agriscience
 * Art
 * Business Education
 * English
 * Family and Consumer Education
 * Foreign Language
 * Instrumental Music
 * Mathematics & Physics
 * Physical Education & Health
 * Science
 * Social Studies
 * Special Education
 * Technical Education
 * Vocal Music

Lake Pepin
is a naturally occurring lake, and the widest naturally occurring part of the Mississippi River, located approximately 60 miles downstream from Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is a widening of the river on the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The formation of the lake was caused by the backup of water behind the sedimentary deposits of the Chippewa River's delta. It has a surface area of about 40 sqmi and an average depth of 21 ft, which makes it the largest Lake on the entire Mississippi River. The wide area of the lake stretches from Bay City, Wisconsin, in the north, down past Pepin, Wisconsin, and Reeds Landing, Minnesota, in the south, with Pepin being just upstream from where the Chippewa River enters the Mississippi. The villages of Maiden Rock and Stockholm border on the Wisconsin side, while Frontenac State Park takes up a large part of the Minnesota side. The largest city on the waterfront is Lake City, Minnesota. There are three marinas on the lake: the Lake City Marina, and Hansen's Harbor, both in Lake City, and Dan's Pepin Marina in Pepin, Wisconsin. There is also a private dock for the customers of the Pickle Factory restaurant in Pepin. In the winter, there are ice roads that cross the lake. Maiden Rock, on Lake Pepin, is one site said to be the locale where a Dakota woman named Winona leapt to her death.

Villa Bellezza
The Winery The history of wine dates back thousands of years. In its basic form, wine making is a natural process. Mother Nature provides everything that is needed to make good wine; it is the job of a skilled winemaker to bring together, embellish and build on what mother nature has created. Take a tour of our land and our winemaking process. The winery name – Bellezza, the Italian word for beauty – is inspired by our area's stunning river bluffs and sparkling Lake Pepin views. Building materials and colors were taken from the landscape in order to create a space that would live in harmony with its surroundings. The architectural style is inspired by century old villas of southern Europe, with several stucco and stone buildings surrounding a central piazza. Tasting room Modeled after the European tradition of preserving old buildings for new uses, our Tasting Room structure was built around a former bank. Come taste our wines, explore the vault and shop our shelves for wine and wine related gifts to take home. Great Hall Our Great Hall is located behind our Tasting Room at the north end of the Piazza. A main level ballroom and interior balcony overlooking the space below seats 300+ people depending upon seating arrangement. Towering ceilings arched with wood beamed trusses add sophistication and warmth to the stucco space. Rows of french doors open to your large private courtyard and vineyard lawn with bluff views beyond. More french doors on the room's south side lead to the outdoor arcade facing our central Piazza and fountain.

Harbor View Cafe
Since 1980, our critically acclaimed restaurant has provided elegant, eclectic food in a congenial and casual atmosphere. High quality, fresh ingredients go into everything we make: from homemade soups and breads, to seafood, meat and vegetarian entrees, to show-stopping desserts. We're excited to announce the availability of our new 2015 Harbor View Calendar celebrating 35 years of "Best From Scratch". Each month, from January 2015 through December 2015, features seasonal pictures from our extensive collection. Food, wine and beautiful scenery shots from our location on Lake Pepin, Wisconsin will bring back happy memories of your visit and maybe encourage your friends to visit us as well.