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In 1979, the Upper Midwest Ronald McDonald House opened in Minneapolis, starting its mission to care for pediatric cancer patients and their families. To help keep patients and siblings together, the house opened a unique on-site school 15 years ago—and they needed a teacher.
Interact, entering its fifth year at Minnetonka High School (MHS), is a service club for young people ages 14 to 18 and is essentially the youth arm of Rotary International, one of the largest nonprofit humanitarian service organizations.
Primp Hair Salon, now open in Minnetonka, specializes in hair extensions and hair-loss solutions for women. But there’s a twist: Owner Michele Rae is an Evolve Hair System-certified stylist. She is one of only four certified stylists in Minnesota (and she trained the other three).
It’s appropriate that lake-area residents Kathy and Bill Tomlinson are now making fashionable bags out of recycled sails since they met as competitors in the Yngling Fleet at the Minnetonka Yacht Club.
As Lin Ecklund describes her rescue organization, NorthStar Shih Tzu Rescue, it’s evident she loves her role. “It’s the best feeling in the world to help save a life” she says. A long-time volunteer with other dog rescue organizations, Ecklund decided in 2012 to establish her own.
What are the questions that have been nagging you about Lake Minnetonka’s past that you’ve never quite been able to answer? We gathered a few of the stumpers and turned to the local historical societies around the lake for some clarification.
“It’s a labor of love. It’s a puzzle you can’t figure out.
The traditional miniature golf course tends to have bright, fake green grass, felt sand, a few rocks here and there, and a fountain for good measure. But Big Stone Mini Golf is a course with a look all its own.
’Tis our favorite season: summer. Make the most of it by making the most of the season’s best flowers—whether they are from your own garden or the local farmer’s market.
You have to be on the inside to know the secrets of Lakemaid Lager, and even those do may never spot an elusive Lakemaid herself. Local advertising agency Pocket Hercules has fostered a love of the lakes and a created cult following surrounding the beer.
