Welcome, readers, to our June issue, which highlights family, pets and senior living. I appreciate dovetailing these topics because, while they can...
June 2023
Wayzata Sailing Celebrates Sweet 16 Anniversary
Sailing club funraising event celebrates anniversary. Sailing is an integral part of the lake community and Minnesota. Since 1981, Wayzata Sailing...
Puppies and Paddleboards
It’s never too early to teach a young pup new tricks. Sitting. Standing. Either way—paddleboarding can be great fun. Lake Minnetonka served as an...
Wayzata Man Pens Remarkable Autobiography
Wayzata man pens autobiography detailing his storied life and career. It would be impossible to reach 96 years of age without collecting a few...
Returning Home at Oak Ridge Assisted Living
English Rose CEO Joshua Wert turns his childhood house into Oak Ridge assisted living facility. When a Minneapolis man moved his 96-year-old mother...
Fetch a Tail Chaser Dog Brew for Your Favorite Pooch
Restaurant group is brewing up its own pet project. The minds behind Tail Chaser Dog Brew hope their target audience laps up their latest business...
Primo Plates & Pours Brings the Taste of Italy to Long Lake
Long Lake eatery celebrates food and family Italian style. When you sink your teeth into a plate of Spaghetti & Meatballs at Long Lake’s Primo...
Celebrate Pet Appreciation Week
Are your pets part of the family? Are they included in family portraits? As a society, are we embracing pets more so than in prior years? In 2022,...
Artessa Living Embraces Life’s Next Phase
New cooperative provides active living experiences. Nadia Kozak’s life is in transition. She dreams of getting out of the city without giving up...
The Burwell House Is a Home for the Ages
Burwell House opens its doors to historical appreciation. Be honest. Have you ever thought, “I’d love to see the inside of that house” as you walked...
Homegoing: A Gripping Novel
Readers should consider marking Juneteenth with Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, a sprawling tale following the descendants of two Ghanaian half sisters, born...
Blackberry Bliss
Enjoy the fruits of the season. Blackberries are a great source of vitamins C and K and a good source of fiber, but mostly they’re just delicious....
A Shared View
In the early 1900s, Grays Bay, with its outlet into Minnehaha Creek, was used by duck hunters in rowboats and canoers, paddling through the wild...
Princely Memory
Prince’s beloved doves, Majesty and Divinity, are credited for “singing” on the album One Nite Alone... (May 2022). Since his death, however, it has...
An Annual Reminder About Annual Plants
I’ve noticed that some people confuse the terms perennial and annual. As we kick off a new growing season, let’s refresh our memory. Perennials are...
