Lake Pepin Clamming
The Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co. building during restoration in 2010 Now you can see the 'Pearl Button Factory' building, located at 226 S. Washington St. Lake City, much as it was when James C. Stout (1840-1909)contructed it in 1866 as a general merchandise business.
Using shells from locally harvested clams, the Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co. cut out thousands of 'blanks' that were elsewhere manufactured into buttons.. The business thrived from 1914 to 1920, when depleted clam stocks led to its demise.
Museum
Visit the Pearl Button/Clamming Museum located on the 1st floor of the Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co. from 10-5 Friday-Saturday and 11-4 Sunday (winter hours)
Visit the Pearl Button/Clamming Museum located on the 1st floor of the Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co. from 10-5 Friday-Saturday and 11-4 Sunday (winter hours)
Traveling Bricks
The cream colored bricks used in the
Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co.
building were manufactured in Chaska, Minnesota and shipped to Lake City by riverboat.
The cream colored bricks used in the
Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co.
building were manufactured in Chaska, Minnesota and shipped to Lake City by riverboat.
