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The first people who inhabited the Lake Minnetonka area were Indigenous peoples who migrated to the region at the end of the last ice age circa 8000 BCE.Later peoples who inhabited the area between 3500 BCE and 1500 CE are commonly referred to collectively as the "Mound Builders" because they constructed large land features serving spiritual, ceremonial, burial, and elite residential functions.
Excelsior Amusement Park opened in 1925 and was run by Fred W. Pearce, an established amusement park operator and roller coaster builder. [7] A streetcar line from Minneapolis brought guests to the park from Memorial Day through Labor Day until the line was closed in 1932. [4] Excelsior Amusement Park was very popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
Excelsior is in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on Lake Minnetonka's south shore. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Minneapolis and bordered by Shorewood and Greenwood . According to the United States Census Bureau , Excelsior has an area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km 2 ), of which 0.63 square miles (1.63 km 2 ) is land and 0.06 ...
Wilcox becomes Tonka Bay’s first mayor. 1904 –Tonka Bay elementary school is built. 1908 – The Twin City Rapid Transit Company purchases the Lake Park Hotel and changes its name to the Tonka Bay Hotel. It closes in 1911. 1911 – The first bridge over the narrows is built in Tonka Bay. 1913 –Tonka Bay Marine is founded by the Westman ...
Minnehaha is a steam-powered excursion vessel on Lake Minnetonka in the U.S. state of Minnesota.The vessel was originally in service between 1906 and 1926. After being scuttled in 1926, Minnehaha was raised from the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1980, restored, and returned to active service in 1996. [2]
Minnetonka Beach (Officially The Village of Minnetonka Beach) is located on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Originally part of Excelsior Township, Minnetonka Beach was the site of the Hotel Lafayette, which was built by the Minneapolis, Saint Paul, & Manitoba Railway (later part of the Great Northern Railway) in 1882.
The Allemarinda and James Wyer House is a Victorian cottage beside Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1887 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Its nomination form called it the largest and best preserved of Excelsior's Eastlake style summer homes built around 1880. [2]