Minnetonka Townhall Then and Now
The original town hall was built in 1907 at the corner of Baker Road and Minnetonka Blvd. The cost was $2,500. Prior to this time, town meetings were held in the hotel, church, or dance hall. The records were kept at the home of the city clerk. Additions were added to the building as Minnetonka [...]
The Stribune Then and Now
The Strib is the product of a 1982 between the evening Minneapolis Star, and the morning Minneapolis Tribune. The papers were published by the same company. Several earlier mergers preceded that one by many years. The Minneapolis Tribune was founded in 1867, and operated by the Murphy family between 1891 and 1941. The Minneapolis Journal [...]
Six Mile Creek is the Swamp of theDay
Six Mile Creek drains a large area south and west of Lake Minnetonka, in Hennepin and Carver Counties. Lake Pierson forms the headwaters of the creek, which then flows through, Marsh Lake, Wasserman Lake, Lake Auburn, Lunsten Lake, Parley Lake, Mud Lake and then reaches its destination at Halstead Bay on Lake Minnetonka. Six Mile [...]
