Won’t be long now! Pepin Heights, Lake City, Minn. Photo by Charish Badzinski. The greatest harbinger of fall, in the Mississippi River Valley, is when Pepin Heights in Lake City, Minnesota opens its doors, fills its baskets with apples of multiple varieties, and pulls out the pumpkins. Here’s a sample of the season. Like this … More Random Travel Photo of the Week: Pumpkins at Pepin Heights, Lake City, Minnesota