Minnetonka Yacht Club hosts the ILYA X-boat Youth Championship. For the first time since 2006, Lake Minnetonka will be home to the exclusive youth...
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How a Minnetonka Sloop Changed Sailing Boat Design Forever
The history of a popular sailing boat. The Onawa, a 26-foot, shallow-draught sloop, was instrumental in changing the design of sailing boats at the...
The History of Tonka Bay Boat Works
The history of the business also serves as a family history. My father, Edgar Ahlcrona, owned Tonka Bay Boat Works from 1947 through 1972 and...
Nonprofit Org Works to Preserve Lake Minnetonka’s Maritime History
Beneath Minnesota’s lakes is a rich history, explored and preserved partly by the Maritime Heritage Minnesota (MHM) organization. Founders Ann...
Walk on Water
Faith and fun in the summertime. Learning how to wakeboard, surf and kneeboard while creating relationships and memories out on the water—these...
A New App Helps Customers Rent Watercrafts Anytime and Anywhere
Co-founders Sascha Mornell and Rafael Collado wondered if they could allow anyone to experience the blissful joy of being on a boat. From there,...
Test the Waters with a New Sport
With summer in full swing, it’s prime time to embrace the sunshine and serene lakes. Sail Away Sailing School, LLC, with the Upper Minnetonka Yacht...
National Marina of the Year—The Rockvam Family Are Blue Ribbon Mariners
We talk with the Rockvam family about their business’s National Marina of the Year award. Roxanne Rockvam is proud of the National Marina of the...
Gears Through the Years
Excelsior Commons hosts the 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance this month. Nothing puts a gleam in Randy Guyer’s eye like the gleam of an immaculately...
Pontoon Perfection
Boat dealer finds success in a stellar location. If you’re in the boat-selling business, there aren’t many better places to be than Lake Minnetonka....
Getting Under Steam
A local crew of mostly volunteers works hard each spring to get the historic steamboat Minnehaha ready to launch into Lake Minnetonka’s waters for...
Al and Alma’s Enchants Lake Lovers
Come by boat or come by car, Al and Alma’s Supper Club is a destination. Drop anchor in Mound along the grassy, tree-lined shores of Cooks Bay....
