Albert Lea – The county seat and the largest city in Freeborn County, stretches around the bays of Albert Lea Lake, Fountain Lake and Lake Chapeau, and has nearly 40 parks throughout the community.  Albert Lea is a thriving community of commercial enterprises, including the manufacturing of store fixtures, processed meat/food products, deli foods and condiments, machined parts, wood and packaging products, and many others too numerous to mention.  Albert Lea is the site of the city that was originally mapped on expeditions by Lieutenant Albert Lea of the United States Dragoons in 1835. In appreciation for the quality of the maps, the explorer Nicollet renamed Lea’s Fox Lake to Lake Albert Lea for which the settlement and city were subsequently named. The city was platted in 1856.
 

“Where to Call…Who to Call”

Mayor: Randy Erdman, 507.377.4334

City Clerk:  507.377.4335

Date of City Council Meetings: 2^nd & 4^th Mondays of the Month, 7:00pm

Water:  City of Albert Lea - 507.377.4301               

Electric:  Alliant Energy - 1.800.255.4268 

Natural Gas:  Alliant Energy - 1.800.255.4268 

Cable TV:  Charter Communications - 1.800.581.0081

Satellite TV:  DirecTV - 1.888.777.2454

Dish Network - 1.888.825.2557

Telephone:

Jaguar Communications - 800.250.1517

McLeod USA – 800.909.5161

Qwest - 1.800.244.1111        

School District:  Albert Lea Area Schools District #241 - 507.379.4800

Welcome Wagon or Welcoming Committee:  Greetings!...from Debbie - 507.373.6866