Discover the Beginning of Lone Lake Park
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Then & Now
Chris Faust entered the field of photography in college working in a dark room. He worked in medical and scientific photography before transitioning to artistic photography in the late 1980s.
On the second Monday of each month, a crowd of lake-area residents gathers at the Excelsior Brewing Co.’s taproom to learn about local history over a pint.
More than 150 years ago, the Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, began along the Minnesota River. It spread into southwest Minnesota, touching a few of our lake-area suburbs and leaving deep scars in our history.
A dead cat in the garage. Standing water in the bathtubs. It was bad enough to make any homebuyer run out the front door. But to Steve and Lynne Fisher, the condemned home looked like an opportunity—and a potential profit.
Booms and Busts
My parents own a plant that’s older than I am. A gift for their wedding, this scheflerra lived with Mom and Dad in their first apartment in Toledo, Ohio.
While we’re sitting down to our carefully decorated tables, carving our delicately baked holiday ham, it’s unlikely that we’re considering how far we’ve come from the first families t
The historic grand hotels of the late 1800s evoke regality, respect and awe. Images of men in tails and women in ball gowns float to mind when we reminisce about the good old days.
Lakeside views of brilliant sunshine sparkling on the water. Tethered sailboats bobbing in gentle rolls of incoming waves. This year, St. Martin’s by-the-Lake Episcopal Church will celebrate 125 years of worship near scenes just like this, which have delighted parishioners for decades.
Today’s young Tonka United soccer players may not realize it, but their popular local program was, in fact, founded by an Englishman.
