Category Archives: Lake History

Lake Minnetonka history: the stories behind its bays, towns, grand hotels and the people who shaped the lake.

A Lake Minnetonka book, binoculars and an open album of black-and-white lake photos on a sunny dock overlooking the water
Lake Minnetonka’s Bays and How They Got Their Names

From Gray's Bay to Halsted's Bay, the stories behind Lake Minnetonka's bay names: early settlers, [...]