I remember the day pretty clearly. Elementary school-aged me set up a music stand in our brightly-painted living room, my grandma and parents sitting on the couch in anticipation.
MINNETONKA — Colorful dancers twirled and dipped on the stage at Hopkins High School while the halls filled with the language of Tamil on Saturday, Jan. 18, for the Pongal Harvest Festival.
WAYZATA — The Wayzata Art Experience is taking a break this year due to road construction in downtown Wayzata, according to a Jan. 20 news release from the Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce.
DEEPHAVEN — Whatever happened to cursive?
EXCELSIOR — The Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society is hosting a trivia night at Excelsior Brewing Company as part of its Tapping History series.
PLYMOUTH — A Candlelight Walk is planned for the Luce Line State Trail in Plymouth on Jan. 3.
EXCELSIOR — Trees will be set up around Excelsior for people to decorate as part of the annual Giving Tree Project.
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark, and the next week we identify it. Do you know where the heck this is?
Last week’s where the heck is it photo was taken of the bathroom building at the Gray's Bay Public Landing in Minnetonka.
From the Grinch to a "Price is Right" contestants, Lake Minnetonka-area residents went all out with their Halloween costumes this year.
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark, and the next week we identify it. Do you know where the heck this is?
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark, and the next week we identify it. Do you know where the heck this is?
Last week’s where the heck is it photo was taken of the channel between Crystal Bay and Maxwell Bay on Lake Minnetonka.
MINNETONKA —Two Lake Minnetonka-area residents brought home prizes from the Minnesota Watercolor Society Minnesota Dreamin’ fall membership exhibition.
WAYZATA — The 45th annual James J. Hill Days celebration has come and gone.
Last week’s where the heck is it photo was taken of The Andrews Sisters Trail in downtown Mound. The trail is named after the Andrews Sisters singing group. LaVerne, Maxene and Patty Andrews grew up in Mound, spending all of their summers in the city from 1917 through 1931, living in a house…
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark, and the next week we identify it. Do you know where the heck this is?
WAYZATA — While Tim McGraw may not be visiting Lake Minnetonka this summer, the concert that hosted him previously will still grace the lake next week.
Last week’s where the heck is it photo was taken of the musical instruments off Auditors Road in Mound, in the Mound Harbor District. The instruments are part of an initiative led by the Mound-Westonka Rotary.
MINNETONKA — Thousands of bicyclists — riding on everything from a penny-farthing to tandem and recumbent bikes to bikes pulling carriers and road bikes — took in the sights of the Lake Minnetonka area and beyond as they rode in the 14th annual Tour de Tonka.
WAYZATA — There won’t be a Wayzata Beach Bash this year.
HOPKINS — Queens, princesses and raspberry mascots paraded down Mainstreet in Hopkins on Sunday, July 21, to mark the end of the 2019 Raspberry Festival.
EXCELSIOR — Excelsior’s most anticipated shopping weekend was on full display Sunday afternoon. From booths at a flea market to rides on the Minneahaha Steamboat, to tents lining the sidewalks in front of stores, the craziness of the annual shopping weekend lived up to its name.
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark, and the next week we identify it. Do you know where the heck this is?
Music, food, wine, shopping and July weather — what’s not to love?
SPRING PARK — Norwegian seafood restaurant Vann is opening late July in Spring Park. The restaurant is Executive Chef Erik Skaar’s first, and pays a distinct homage to his heritage.
LONG LAKE — Buckhorn Days is returning to Long Lake this weekend.
EXCELSIOR — The Old Log Theatre is bringing the Lake Minnetonka area back to April 27, 1994, with its current running play “Five Presidents."
EXCELSIOR — Downtown Excelsior was turned into an art gallery over the weekend for Art on the Lake.
Melissa’s recommendation: "What I was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir" by Kristin Newman
The journalists/word nerds at Southwest News Media have some favorite books we've read on those quiet days by the lake and blistering hot days in the sun. If you're looking to expand your summer reading list, here are some suggestions to tuck in. Happy reading!
WAYZATA — Grab your picnic blanket and bug spray — it's time to take in some music at one of Lake Minnetonka's many parks. Here is a list of some of the concert series events going on this summer.
WACONIA — When co-owner Lin Deardorff leads tour groups around the verdant property of Parley Lake Winery, one fact he shares always elicits surprise.
EXCELSIOR — There’s something new for people to experience at next month’s Art on the Lake in Excelsior.
WAYZATA — One of the dishes at French restaurant Bellecour is descended from a chef in New York City, and before that, a chef in Lyon.
WAYZATA — Memorial Day weekend is often celebrated as the start to summer, but the reason for the long weekend is for people to honor those who died serving the United States.
NAVARRE — Two restaurants — a well-familiar music venue called the Narrows Saloon, and recently opened upscale restaurant The Lake Room — are housed side by side in Navarre.
With warmer temperatures in the air, the Museum of Lake Minnetonka is hosting its annual spring volunteer fair and open house from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the downtown Excelsior office at 312 Water Street.
PLYMOUTH — Hundreds of people attended Plymouth’s 13th annual City Sampler event on Saturday, April 27.
Learn about rooftop solar for homeowners at a solar garden party from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Minnetonka.
SPRING PARK — Ice out on Lake Minnetonka is getting closer, and this week’s sun, rain and wind should help clear the lake of ice a little faster.
Last week’s where the heck is it photo was taken at the Luce Line Trail, facing east, off of Vicksburg Lane in Plymouth.
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark, and the next week we identify it. Do you know where the heck this is?
PLYMOUTH — Spring means a number of things to the Faue family.
MINNETONKA — Minnetonka Theatre, from Minnetonka High School, is gearing up for their spring production of "The Scarlet Pimpernel." The musical is set in England and France during the French revolution.
Yanni is an easy-going, active orange tabby kitten born at the end of April 2018. He is friendly and affectionate with people he knows and is shy of strangers. For trusted people, he will jump into their lap and stay for short periods of time while you brush and pet him. He likes to sit next…
Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark, and the next week we identify it. Do you know where the heck this is?
Last week’s where the heck is it photo was a close-up shot of Wayzata City Hall, 600 Rice St., in Wayzata. We had one close guess from Gigi Jabbour of Orono, who guessed the neighboring Wayzata Library building, but no one got it correct.
WAYZATA — The historic Section Foreman House in Wayzata is believed to be one of the last of its kind in the state, and there’s a push to make sure it stands for future generations.
