Discover the Beginning of Lone Lake Park
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Then & Now
In March 1915, ground was broken for the construction of Excelsior High School on the corner of what is today Highway 7 and Oak Street. The red brick building with white stone belting was designed by LeRoy Kinport of Manitou.
The Big Island Game Farm brought Minnesota its most iconic game bird, the ring-necked pheasant.
The Excelsior Amusement park closed and, in July of 1974, many of the items were auctioned off to the public.
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.
The streetcar steamboat Minnehaha is one of the most iconic symbols of Lake Minnetonka’s heritage.
Read the lesser known history of one of Lake Minnetonka's most prominent landmarks.
David Bell laid the cornerstone for Excelsior Academy and played a key role in several early Minneapolis institutions.
The ice harvest was an important time on Lake Minnetonka in the early 1900s.
Trinity Episcopal Church has a complicated and dramatic history.
Ice boating came to Lake Minnetonka in the 1880s, and is still popular to this day.
