As summer winds down, we welcome stories about education—of all kinds—in our annual back-to-school issue. The cherry on top is our Senior Spotlight feature, a perennial favorite.
Since 1985, Paradise Charter Cruises has offered yachting trips on Lake Minnetonka for special events.
The Orono Foundation for Education’s annual Red and Blue Bash was held at the Lafayette Club in April and raised $315,000 to benefit Orono schools. The sold out Vegas-style event was attended by 450 guests for food, casino games, an auction and more.
The 2019 Minnesota Bound Crappie Contest was held in May at Lord Fletcher’s on Lake Minnetonka. The event raised thousands of dollars for Fishing For Life, offered prizes to anglers, and promoted family-friendly fish fun in the sun.
Each month, we feature one of the winning photos from our 2018 Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest.
Adele’s Frozen Custard in Excelsior has brought out smiles—and hilariously happy reactions—from its guests for 35 years.
This month, pack up the kids and head out to Minnetrista for Gale Woods Farm’s annual breakfast on the farm event.
Justin Hammer discovered he had a gift for drawing in an art class senior year at Orono High. He’s been painting ever since.
Wayzata High School student Vincent Cao began volunteering with his mom when he was young, and now he works with Club Y.E.S. and Second Harvest Heartland.
Minnetonka High School student Anna Wander likes to travel—and she’s gone all over the world with her globetrotting family.
Jai Chadha is a rising senior at Minnetonka High School—and he’s already organized a TED talk.
The rising senior is involved in several sports, audition choir, a capella jazz group, Math League and more.
Minnesota's only two licensed marine archaeologists have made it their mission to study what’s at the bottom of local lakes—including Lake Minnetonka—in order to better understand our past.
Building a home for public and private life with Studio M Interiors and Denali Custom Homes.
New year-round academy helps students recovering from substance abuse and addiction.
Minnetonka physician Daniel Volovets is also an up-and-coming classical guitarist.
In 1901, Dr. George LaPaul had a stern-wheel steamboat built bearing his name at a cost of $10,000.
The George launched from the Excelsior docks with a large crowd of over 1,000 spectators. The boat held 800 passengers and was the largest boat on Lake Minnetonka at the time.
August is a month of mushroom magic in Minnesota.
The Cactus Blossoms play throwback country a la The Everly Brothers. The brothers cut their teeth at the Turf Club.
In recent years, Oregon has really been trying to prove that they can be known for things other than just world-class pinot noir. Their chardonnay is no exception.
"The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics" is an in-depth, highly researched book that attempts to explain why and how people can so strongly differ from each other in their beliefs and actions.
Jump on the destination festival bandwagon with a trip to Coachella, South by Southwest, Burning Man or one of many other music and entertainment festivals around the country.
Go offline and connect with fellow business owners.
Mound Westonka High School senior Melissa Drill plans to study biology and chemistry in college, with her eyes on an eventual career as an orthodontist.
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