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Minnetonka (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ t ɒ ŋ k ə / MIN-ə-TONG-kə) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Minneapolis. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 53,781. [2]
The Crane Island Historic District is a historic district of vacation properties on Crane Island in Lake Minnetonka, part of the city of Minnetrista, Minnesota, United States. It consists of a number of private residential summer cottages and some communal amenities.
The railway line, from which there are views of the countryside, was also designed to bring tourists to the communities on Lake Minnetonka in the late 1880s. [1] The rail trail heads west from Wayzata. The first 13 miles [2] are in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and the next 13.5 miles [3] are in Carver County, Minnesota.
The Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a trail that extends 12.26 miles (19.73 km) along the former Minneapolis and St. Louis right-of-way that brought the trail to Hopkins. It has a crushed limestone surface. It runs from the Hopkins Depot through Hopkins, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, and Chanhassen. Together, the Cedar Lake LRT Trail ...
Charles H. Burwell was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1838.He moved to Minnesota in 1874 after his first wife died having her second child. He married Mary Carey Durham in 1876 and had 2 children by the names of Louise and Lauring, and the family of 6 took up residence in the Minnetonka Hotel until his house was built in 1883.
Originally part of Excelsior Township, Minnetonka Beach was the site of the Hotel Lafayette, which was built by the Minneapolis, Saint Paul, & Manitoba Railway (later part of the Great Northern Railway) in 1882. In 1884, Minnetonka Beach was annexed by Medina Township. The community was incorporated as an independent village in 1894. [6]
Lake Minnetonka (Dakota: Mní iá Tháŋka [1]) is a lake located about 16 miles (26 km) west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas. [2] The lake lies within Hennepin and Carver counties and is surrounded by 13 incorporated municipalities. At 14,528 acres (5,879 ha), it is Minnesota's ninth ...
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]