We love hearing from readers all year long, but it’s especially fun to see what you voted for in our Best of Lake Minnetonka 2019 survey. We love this annual chance to celebrate our communities. Check out the winners in our feature.
Our Savior Lutheran Church & School hosted its annual community Easter egg hunt in April at the Excelsior Commons. There were 16,000 candy-filled eggs, puppet shows, fire trucks from the Excelsior Fire District—and plenty of coffee for grown-ups.
A long exposure captures the stillness of a summer sunset on Lake Minnetonka.
We look back at some of our favorite restaurants featured in Lake Minnetonka Magazine over the past year.
Excelsior Fire District hosts its annual community dance.
Within the last two years, Minnetonka mainstay Ridgedale Center completed several phases of renovations, and the shopping mall now boasts a number of family-friendly shops and activities.
Beyond the contents of Legally Blonde and various John Grisham novels, the average person might not know much about the day-to-day life and work at a law firm.
Nestled on Excelsior’s Water Street is an impeccably curated shop full of baby and kids’ clothing (and accessories) that would make any modern mama swoon.
Indoor houseplants occupy the sweet spot of relaxing hobby and enviable aesthetic, so it’s no surprise they’ve taken over social media.
We reached out to Wayzata Family Dentistry to get their answers to a few questions about caring for your smile and choosing a dentist.
Everywhere you turn there's a super-targeted health and wellness service: smoothie bars, Pilates studios, acupuncturists and more. The Marsh offers everything in one place.
Lake Minnetonka Shores offers a variety of housing styles and amenities.
Coffee shop cum bookstore cum taproom Cream & Amber opened in Hopkins this spring, and it’s quickly becoming a beloved local gem on the near west side of the metro.
The Lake Minnetonka-inspired microbrewery is a social hub for Excelsior, where, yes, you can get a beer, but you can also meet new friends and attend unique events throughout the year.
Most wine lovers have heard of Napa Valley and Sonoma, but what about the Big Woods region of Minnesota?
We spoke with the executive director of the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce about her role in the community and her deep, deep roots here.
Noerenberg Gardens is the former estate of the Grain Belt brewing family.
Many have driven past and visited Oak Hill Cemetery, located along Excelsior Boulevard and Highway 7 near Excelsior, where more than a thousand local residents have been buried since the 1800s.
For my job, I spend too much time sitting at my computer cranking out social media content for local businesses or columns. Like a lot of desk-sitters, I know I need to take more breaks to stand and walk. I tried using an app that reminded me to walk around every hour.
Plan a staycation this summer with a handful of our favorite places to stay, eat and explore near Lake Minnetonka.
James Blake has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry recently (e.g. Beyoncé), but Assume Form is a celebration of the English producer’s own talents. It’s easy to get hooked on the sweet falsetto or his unique sense of lyric.
Nature’s beauty is rich and intense this month.
Excelsior native Tony Filippi founded Summit Creek Hat Co. last summer, inspired to create a line of hats and other products that make the wearer think about their favorite places in the world.
We celebrate the winners of our 2019 Best of Lake Minnetonka readers’ choice survey, and celebrate how wonderful it is to watch our neighborhoods, business communities, and local amenities grow.
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