Then and Now

Exploring the history of our great community.

Eighty-five-year-old Dumas Orchards keeps serving its family of customers and isn’t slowing down yet.
Excelsior’s Bennett Place has a 111-year history of business prowess.
Ice yachting was the fastest way to travel in the 1890s.
The Kokesh and Kraemer families have owned or operated hardware and general stores in the lake area for more than 100 years.
The Wayzata Bar & Grill might be moving to a new location, but they plan to keep the same charm that’s made it a Wayzata mainstay.
A French-Minnesota Renaissance on Lake Minnetonka.
The oldest independent bookstore in the lake area isn’t ready for “The End.”