Welcome to the September 2023 Issue

Welcome to the September 2023 Issue

Our September issue focuses on art and fashion, and our community has a wealth of creatives, who bring these elements to the fore via all sorts of ways—from canvases to clothing, from words in print to the spoken word and more. In our Book Club, meet Elizabeth Weir,...
Modern Movement

Modern Movement

Wayzata and the 55391 zip code have been regarded as a hotbed for modern design, beginning in 1892 when Frank B. Long constructed Squirrel’s Nest on Wayzata Bay. It took another 20 years for modernism to proliferate worldwide. In 1913, architect George Elmslie...
Happy Anniversary to Snuffy’s Malt Shop

Happy Anniversary to Snuffy’s Malt Shop

Malt shop celebrates 40 years with customers, staff. Anniversaries are milestones, but when there’s a 40 preceding it, that anniversary can be a legacy, especially when it’s for a family-run restaurant with a reputation for serving some of the best burgers and malts...
Royal Pour

Royal Pour

Crisp gin and bitter Campari are perfectly balanced with tangy grapefruit juice and rich Concord grape juice in this supremely sippable cocktail. Royal Sour ½ oz. Campari ½ oz. Hendrick’s gin ½ oz. fresh grapefruit juice 1 ½ oz. Concord grape juice ½ oz. simple syrup...
Elizabeth Weir Has a Poetic Story To Tell

Elizabeth Weir Has a Poetic Story To Tell

Wayzata poet shares how growing up in England to becoming mayor of Medina shaped her creativity. Writers find inspiration everywhere. Past experiences, surroundings, interests and influences are often credited for the ideas generated before the pen hits the paper. For...
Kookaburra Meets Connects Empty Nesters With Community

Kookaburra Meets Connects Empty Nesters With Community

TikTok post opens the door to new social connections. There was a time when Erica Schulte King felt isolated. She had moved from Connecticut to Minnesota in 2002. While trying to establish herself and her family in the new community, she experienced the challenges of...
Layered Impression

Layered Impression

Fashion and art are simultaneous. Designers drape and sculpt yards and yards of fabric on a human form that can create a visceral response from the wearer. I love John Christenson’s series, Window Shopping, where one gets a glimpse of the frocks adorning the...
Life Appreciation

Life Appreciation

The delightful biography series Little People, Big Dreams offers children a simple introduction to famous artists, scientists, athletes and others. Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, the creator of the series, wanted to show children that future accomplishments often start...

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