Going to the General Store

The historic shop celebrates its 30th anniversary.
The General Store of Minnetonka stocks local goods that are great for gifts.

Going to the General Store
The historic shop celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Photo courtesy of General Store
The General Store of Minnetonka stocks local goods that are great for gifts.
Since its opening in 1984, the General Store of Minnetonka, a family-owned business, has provided customers with endless products and gifts while maintaining a long- standing reputation of friendly and welcoming staff.
“We have changed with the times,” says founder and owner Gail Bollis. “We keep evolving and keep adding new products.”
This year, the store celebrates its 30th anniversary. From food, bath and body products, inspirational signs and home furnishings to a café and outstanding breakfast and lunch menus, the General Store has “gifts and goods and endless variety,” as its motto proclaims.
“We’re definitely a destination store,” says Jenny Putnam, a store buyer, who is also Bollis’ daughter. This holiday season, let store staff help you create a custom gift basket, and watch as they wrap it up all neat and pretty, or pick out a holiday ornament for them to personalize while you browse. —Madie Scott
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General Store
14401 Highway 7, Minnetonka
952.935.2215
generalstoreofminnetonka.com
Store Hours:
Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday, noon–5 p.m.
Café and Bistro Hours:
Breakfast: Monday–Friday, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Saturday, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
Lunch: Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sunday, noon–4 p.m.

Since its opening in 1984, the General Store of Minnetonka, a family-owned business, has provided customers with endless products and gifts while maintaining a long- standing reputation of friendly and welcoming staff.

“We have changed with the times,” says founder and owner Gail Bollis. “We keep evolving and keep adding new products.”

This year, the store celebrates its 30th anniversary. From food, bath and body products, inspirational signs and home furnishings to a café and outstanding breakfast and lunch menus, the General Store has “gifts and goods and endless variety,” as its motto proclaims.

“We’re definitely a destination store,” says Jenny Putnam, a store buyer, who is also Bollis’ daughter. This holiday season, let store staff help you create a custom gift basket, and watch as they wrap it up all neat and pretty, or pick out a holiday ornament for them to personalize while you browse. 

General Store
14401 Highway 7, Minnetonka
952.935.2215
generalstoreofminnetonka.com

Store Hours:
Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday, noon–5 p.m.

Café and Bistro Hours:
Breakfast: Monday–Friday, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Saturday, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
Lunch: Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sunday, noon–4 p.m.