I always enjoy it when one of our issues focuses on homes, including this month. At first blush, one would think there is only one direction to go...
October 2023
October Read: “Daisy Darker”
The perfect spooky read for the season, Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney is highly reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. The book...
Tackling Aging-In-Place With New Spaces
More homeowners are planning for aging-in-place options. Amy Haugen sits at the work desk in her newly remodeled kitchen, gazing outside at the...
Minnetonka’s Birdwing House Carries on a Famous Legacy
Twelve acres of rolling hills and forest along Oakland Avenue in Minnetonka became the site of the Birdwing house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr....
Full Moon behind the Trees over Lake Minnetonka
Lake lovers are quite used to fixing their sites upon the beautiful vistas held in around Lake Minnetonka. As a full moon was rising above the...
Panoway Lakewalk
After more than 10 years of planning and community engagement, construction on the 1,200-foot Panoway Lakewalk began. In July, the city gathered...
Chasing Boathouse Dreams on Lake Minnetonka
Casco Point home is reimagined with Lake Minnetonka serving as its focal point. A few years ago, Atrion and Lisa Faiola decided to take the plunge...
Minnetonka Man Has a Hefty Goal
Chasing 1,000 pounds. The Minnesota State Fair offers up plenty of challenges—food sampling, game playing, ride taking, but Nick Decker of...
Introducing the New Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Lake Minnetonka Magazine respects the importance of local history, and each month offers Discover in this section. Contributors include the...
Feathered Acres Learning Farm Brings Home the Bacon
Feathered Acres Learning Farm & Inn offers a chance to experience agricultural life. Many Lake Minnetonka area families with school-age children...
Plant a Memory
Walking along Third Street in Excelsior, I saw a box of free items. Among the discarded treasures was an old, beat up boat propeller. I thought it...
How To Make Meringue Ghosts
Halloween is such a fun holiday, especially with trick-or-treating, but a lot of candy is loaded with artificial colors, flavors and even heavy...
Associated Hearing Care Shares Sound Advice
Advice for spotting hearing loss—and how treatment can help—from a Minnetonka audiologist. October is National Hearing Month, so it’s a perfect time...
At The Beancounter’s Sweets, It’s All in the Details
Kristi Wahlman switches her career, exchanging balance sheets for baking sheets. It’s not unusual, especially these days, to take a left turn when...
Spooky Spider Punch
Sip on something to get you in the Halloween spirit. Spooky Spider Punch 1 1/2 parts Loonman rum 1 part orange curaçao 1/2 part grenadine 2 parts...
Tonka Brew Fest 2023: What To Expect
Come for the suds; stay for the party. Minnetonka’s premiere craft brew celebration, Tonka Brew Fest, returns for its 10th year of beverages, eats...
