history

While studying abroad in Venezuela, I, along with other students, would take overnight buses to the coast. It was there where I discovered cacao trees, which give us chocolate and is found growing as an understory tree.

Its fruit clings strangely to its trunk. One tree will have fruit pods of different colors, which contain sweet, white pulp wrapped around each bean. Its scientific name is Theobroma cacao, Greek for “food of God.” Read more about The Sweet History of Chocolate

Discover the Beginning of Lone Lake Park Read more about Discover the Beginning of Lone Lake Park

Wayzata’s Schoolhouse Hill. A quick history of Wayzata's Schoolhouse Hill. Read more about Wayzata’s Schoolhouse Hill

An Eagle Scout Project That Is History in the Making. Eagle Scout creates Little Free Libraries in Excelsior. Read more about An Eagle Scout Project That Is History in the Making

Bringing Local History to You Since ’72. Read more about Bringing Local History to You Since ’72

The Big Island Game Farm brought Minnesota its most iconic game bird, the ring-necked pheasant. Read more about Most of Minnesota's Game Birds Can Be Traced Back to Big Island

The Excelsior Amusement park closed and, in July of 1974, many of the items were auctioned off to the public. Read more about What Happened to the Excelsior Amusement Park Carrousel?

Delivery boats were both a reliable and direct way to deliver goods on Lake Minnetonka, as roads did not exist to all parts of the lake or were often washed out. Read more about Did You Know Lake Minnetonka Once Had Delivery Boats?

A local group's fundraising efforts have brought a wealth of improvements to Big Island. Read more about Big Island Legacy Gives Lake Minnetonka's Most Prominent Landmark a Makeover

The streetcar steamboat Minnehaha is one of the most iconic symbols of Lake Minnetonka’s heritage. Read more about The Story of the Minnehaha, Lake Minnetonka's Streetcar Steamboat