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In 2005, after retiring and building a new home, Dave McKown found himself in an odd predicament. Sitting at the kitchen table, drinking coffee and reading a magazine, he felt out of place.
Last year’s Tour de Tonka race brought more than 2,700 cyclists of all ages out to ride across Lake Minnetonka communities in the seventh annual multi-distance bicycle ride. Lake-area resident Carl Rosen snapped this shot of the cyclists cruising by much-loved annual event.
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We know Minnesota isn’t Hawaii, but we do have something in common with the Aloha State. In addition to lots of water, Minnesotans have taken up a surf sport that’s growing in popularity around the world.
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Four-year-old Olive Shelso loves music, playing with her family’s two Chihuahuas—Ammo and Tank—and giving hugs and kisses to everyone she meets.
Tom Rob Smith's debut novel, Child 44, remains to this day one of the best thrillers I have ever read. Exciting, adventuresome, at times disturbing and extraordinarily original, Child 44 is one of those rare debuts that seems impossible to top.
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This August, families will hit the stores for back-to-school shopping—which these days is not an inexpensive outing. “Even though the lake area is fairly affluent, there are still families in need,” says Lisa Floeter, family advocate for the Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN).
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Along Excelsior’s Lake Linden Drive, a beautiful log home is nestled on the hillside. In a fun twist, the building isn’t a home anymore: It’s a health campus, including Kelly Bosworth’s dental practice.
Rajiv Garg worked in the corporate world for nearly 20 years, but something was missing. “I wanted to do something wholesome that would touch the lives of our community,” Garg says.
High-achieving students are often referred to as smart, gifted or talented. In other parts of the world, the highest achievers are more likely referred to as hard-working.
Minnesota Masonic Charities has always prioritized supporting youth and education, and this year was no exception. Twenty-eight recipients out of 500 applicants were awarded scholarship funding from the organization, including one Minnetonka senior.
