by Renée Stewart-Hester | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sign up to get the digital edition delivered free to your email inbox each month. The end of the school year can find some of us itching for a vacation—that is during “normal” years. The public’s comfort level when it comes to travel this summer remains to be seen,...
by Raela Schoenherr | Jun 1, 2021 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Natalie Jenner’s debut novel, The Jane Austen Society, is a perfect, heartwarming read. Natalie Jenner’s debut novel, The Jane Austen Society, is a perfect, heartwarming read-alike for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society book or movie, as well as...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Jun 1, 2021 | Photo Contest
“… eyes are the windows to the soul.” Guess who won first place in the Pets category of Lens on Lake Minnetonka, our annual photo contest? Big Brown Eyes by Mound resident Ann Beadle-Reinitz, and it’s not difficult to see why. She didn’t need to look far for her photo...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Jun 1, 2021 | Giving Back, People
Pageant stresses empowerment and community impact. As the Miss Minnesota competition gears up for the week of June 20–26, there will be a familiar local face vying for the crown—Angelina Amerigo, 20 (otherwise known as Miss Heart of the Lakes). The seed for Amerigo’s...
by Hailey Almsted | Jun 1, 2021 | Outdoors
The ideal “campground” might be in your backyard or home. Backyard camping is a timeless outdoor experience, but it can come at a cost—time, spent figuring out meals, pitching the tent, blowing up air mattress and everything else that goes along with prepping for a...