January 2021

Renovation: noun (modernization  restoration  redecoration  refurbishment  revamping

 
The Boxer by artist Richard Merchán

“The Boxer by artist Richard Merchán is a beautiful representation of his loose impressionistic approach fueled by strategic hints of color perfectly placed throughout the composition,” says Hollie Blanchard, co-founder of The Art Girls Minneapolis

 

Whether you can perform a toe loop, Lutz or Salchow or gingerly edge your way along the boards, outdoor ice skating in one of Minnesotans’ favorite pastimes.

 
Upcycle glassware with paint and baking soda to make faux pottery.

We’re relegated to staying home a lot more these days, so why not put that extra time indoors to good use?

 

Like owners’ lives, homes evolve—accommodating changing lifestyles and evolutions in home designs and décor.

 

“The Grocer’s Table is exactly what Wayzata needed,” says Erica A. on a Facebook review. Talk about a ringing endorsement. “We’ve had a really nice, warm welcome from the community here,” says Lindsay Pohlad, owner of The Grocer’s Table.

 
Woman receives cosmetic tattoo

With a desire to make a direct impact on her clients, Susan Grothe, owner and artist at Lasting Impression, left her corporate career to pursue

 
Co-authors Jane and Katelyn Plank

If there are two things Minnesotans are familiar with they’re hockey—and squirrels. Hockey, especially in these parts, is arguably the favorite of the two.

 

With Irish tradition mixed with a splash of invention, The Bull and Finch Gastropub is standing tall in Excelsior.

 
Historical suffragette photo

After women won the right to vote in 1920, the Woman’s Club of Lake Minnetonka (WCLM) made sure its members and other women in the community were educated about politics, so they could make wise decisions at the polls.

 
Owl perched in tree branches.

It’s a new year—so it’s time to begin showcasing photos from our annual photo contest, Lens on Lake Minnetonka. Ann Beadle-Reinitz’s photograph, Whooo are you … placed second in the Wildlife & Nature category.

 
Elderberries for home remedies

In January—often a time of colds and sniffles—I look to a medicine shelf full of dried wild and weedy plants and mushrooms I collected during the warmer months.