Lake Minnetonka Magazine February 2025

Welcome to the February 2025 Issue

Readers, you’re always on the top of our invitation list to join us in celebrating the latest issue of Lake Minnetonka Magazine, but this month is...
Cheesecake Funk

Conclude Your Wedding Reception on a Sweet Note

Chart new territory with the help from local bakers and makers. For some guests, it’s what they look forward to the most at a wedding reception—the...

Editors Share the Stories of Their Unique Weddings

From cityscapes to country roads, here's a look at the details behind two special days. The celebration of love, unity and the start of a new...
Sophia and Luke Wedding

Two Professional Hockey Players Tie the Knot in Wayzata

With touches from the past and hearts directed to the future, couple recalls their Lake Minnetonka area wedding. A cherished mother’s necklace as...
Denae Brennan assisted Plymouth's Andrea and Chris Nelson in planning their Newport, Rhode Island, destination reception, where friends and family from across the country gathered to celebrate in the historic, coastal town.

Event Planner Shares the Steps To Planning the Perfect Destination Wedding

Danae Brennan explores the FAQs for destination I Dos. Wedding planning entails its fair share of contingency plans for all the “What ifs?” Will the...
Lake Minnetonka Magazine January 2025

Welcome to the January 2025 Issue

The holiday décor might be on its way back into storage, and the confetti has landed after New Year’s eve parties, but the festivities are far from...
Do you invite color and texture to take up residence in your home?

Eminent Interior Design Embraces Color and Texture

Orono home embraces a bold fusion of color and texture. A story is well told when a confluence of different, sometimes conflicting, elements come...
Sanctuary Float Spa

Feel Weightless and Wonderful at Sanctuary Float Spa

A Minnetonka float spa offers sensory deprivation therapy to support bodies and minds. Call it what you want—float therapy, reduced environmental...
Mediterranean Taco

Chef Sarah Ann Haugen Offers up Her Greatest Hits at Vitalist

Sarah Ann Haugen has brought a flavorful feast to the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Last May, Haugen opened Vitalist by Sarah H on Shoreline Drive in...
Hammer Travel

Hammer Travel Offers Destinations—Near and Far

Swimming with dolphins, taking in the view from the top of the Empire State Building or riding the London Eye—while many of us take traveling...
Lake Minnetonka Magazine December 2024

Welcome to the December 2024 Issue

I love the scent of December—frosty air filling the outdoors, fresh pine visiting the indoors and cookies baking in an over-worked oven, all of...
Kelly Pannek

Professional Women’s Hockey League Welcomes Local Players

Three area players light up the roster of Minnesota’s professional women’s hockey team. It’s not for nothing that Minnesota is often called the...

RoundWreath Creates Wreaths for More Than Just the Holidays

A Mound resident circles back to a new career. Little did Laura Lecy know that a COVID-19-induced craft exercise would result in a burgeoning...
Hand dipping a cookie in a glass of milk

Area Bakers Share What’s in Their Cookie Jars

Get them out of storage, and get ready to fill those holiday-themed cookie jars that are hungry for some sweet (and sometimes savory) dough...
Ryan Rivard

Let’s Fuel Growth Founder Inspires Others to Tackle Their Own “Everest”

Wayzata man climbed “the mother of all mountains” to spread awareness about addiction and mental health issues. Ryan Rivard has conquered a lot of...
Lake Minnetonka Magazine February 2025

Welcome to the February 2025 Issue

Readers, you’re always on the top of our invitation list to join us in celebrating the latest issue of Lake Minnetonka Magazine, but this month is...
Cheesecake Funk

Conclude Your Wedding Reception on a Sweet Note

Chart new territory with the help from local bakers and makers. For some guests, it’s what they look forward to the most at a wedding reception—the...

Editors Share the Stories of Their Unique Weddings

From cityscapes to country roads, here's a look at the details behind two special days. The celebration of love, unity and the start of a new...
Sophia and Luke Wedding

Two Professional Hockey Players Tie the Knot in Wayzata

With touches from the past and hearts directed to the future, couple recalls their Lake Minnetonka area wedding. A cherished mother’s necklace as...
Denae Brennan assisted Plymouth's Andrea and Chris Nelson in planning their Newport, Rhode Island, destination reception, where friends and family from across the country gathered to celebrate in the historic, coastal town.

Event Planner Shares the Steps To Planning the Perfect Destination Wedding

Danae Brennan explores the FAQs for destination I Dos. Wedding planning entails its fair share of contingency plans for all the “What ifs?” Will the...
Lake Minnetonka Magazine January 2025

Welcome to the January 2025 Issue

The holiday décor might be on its way back into storage, and the confetti has landed after New Year’s eve parties, but the festivities are far from...
Do you invite color and texture to take up residence in your home?

Eminent Interior Design Embraces Color and Texture

Orono home embraces a bold fusion of color and texture. A story is well told when a confluence of different, sometimes conflicting, elements come...
Sanctuary Float Spa

Feel Weightless and Wonderful at Sanctuary Float Spa

A Minnetonka float spa offers sensory deprivation therapy to support bodies and minds. Call it what you want—float therapy, reduced environmental...
Mediterranean Taco

Chef Sarah Ann Haugen Offers up Her Greatest Hits at Vitalist

Sarah Ann Haugen has brought a flavorful feast to the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Last May, Haugen opened Vitalist by Sarah H on Shoreline Drive in...
Hammer Travel

Hammer Travel Offers Destinations—Near and Far

Swimming with dolphins, taking in the view from the top of the Empire State Building or riding the London Eye—while many of us take traveling...
Lake Minnetonka Magazine December 2024

Welcome to the December 2024 Issue

I love the scent of December—frosty air filling the outdoors, fresh pine visiting the indoors and cookies baking in an over-worked oven, all of...
Kelly Pannek

Professional Women’s Hockey League Welcomes Local Players

Three area players light up the roster of Minnesota’s professional women’s hockey team. It’s not for nothing that Minnesota is often called the...

RoundWreath Creates Wreaths for More Than Just the Holidays

A Mound resident circles back to a new career. Little did Laura Lecy know that a COVID-19-induced craft exercise would result in a burgeoning...
Hand dipping a cookie in a glass of milk

Area Bakers Share What’s in Their Cookie Jars

Get them out of storage, and get ready to fill those holiday-themed cookie jars that are hungry for some sweet (and sometimes savory) dough...
Ryan Rivard

Let’s Fuel Growth Founder Inspires Others to Tackle Their Own “Everest”

Wayzata man climbed “the mother of all mountains” to spread awareness about addiction and mental health issues. Ryan Rivard has conquered a lot of...

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Welcome to the February 2025 Issue

Welcome to the February 2025 Issue

Readers, you’re always on the top of our invitation list to join us in celebrating the latest issue of Lake Minnetonka Magazine, but this month is extra—special, beautiful and personal. Welcome to...

Zoe’s Gone Bananas for Banana Bread

Zoe’s Gone Bananas for Banana Bread

February really is the month of love—even for something that isn’t heart shaped or chocolate. Mark the date; February 23 is National Banana Bread Day. But Zoanne Hagberg didn’t need a national day...

Recipes for the Morning After the Reception

Recipes for the Morning After the Reception

For some couples, the wedding celebration spills over to the next day with gift opening parties or gatherings to bid farewell to traveling guests and the honeymooners. If the plan is informal and...

Conclude Your Wedding Reception on a Sweet Note

Conclude Your Wedding Reception on a Sweet Note

Chart new territory with the help from local bakers and makers. For some guests, it’s what they look forward to the most at a wedding reception—the oh, so sweet conclusion to dinner—dessert! The...

Editors Share the Stories of Their Unique Weddings

Editors Share the Stories of Their Unique Weddings

From cityscapes to country roads, here's a look at the details behind two special days. The celebration of love, unity and the start of a new chapter in life—weddings bring together family, friends...

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