It is also the only marina on Lake Minnetonka to provide covered slips. The marina holds docking for boats up to 70 feet. The marina also provides professional docking services in order to assist in taking off and anchoring.
The cities of Excelsior and Greenwood connect to this famous bay. Excelsior Bay is a closed throttle and minimum wake bay that has public docking. In Peter Gideon made a claim and put down roots in what is now known as Tonka Bay.
Gideon, an apple farmer, created an apple that could survive the harsh Minnesota climate. Grills, picnic tables, swings, and a fishing pier are available for all to enjoy at Old Orchard Park.
Dock spaces are available for boat rental, but there is usually a several year waiting list. Also available for rental are boat slides and canoe racks. Word on the street is that fishing in Echo Bay is exceptional. Depending on weather and barometric pressure, the fishing can be best early in the morning between a. The three cities that surround this bay are Deephaven, Greenwood and Orono. Ferguson Point and Gales Island are popular in this bay and are recognized for their prime real estate.
Another group of interest on this bay is the Minnetonka Power Squadron Boat Club, whose purpose is to preserve the safety and beauty of boating on Lake Minnetonka. Back in the day, The Como , the White Bear , and the Hopkins were all intentionally sunk in the lake. The Minnehaha was the only steamboat salvaged from this body of water, and restored to full operation.
The east side of the bay features Gale Island and the west side of the bay has Ferguson Point. Forest Lake: Forest Lake is a small bay with an extra long channel as the only way in or out of the bay.
It is usually fairly empty and has exceptional riding conditions. This bay is a local favorite and is located on the northwest side of Lake Minnetonka, off of the West Arm.
It was dredged to West Arm when it became a part of the lake. Due to the height of the North Shore Drive Bridge, boat access to the bay can be very limiting. Libbs Lake is an entirely closed throttle and minimum wake area, and it is in the City of Minnetonka.
Peavy Lake is in the city of Wayzata and is a closed throttle, minimum wake body of water. This bay is about 9 acres in size and its deepest point is around 63 feet with around a half mile of shoreline.
There is no boat ramp for public access. KR: That's right next door to Mom's. I didn't realize that was a Park Lane address. I thought it would be a Lakeshore Blvd address. My brother Jon was friends with one of the McGarry's and there's quite a story with the Petron's and the Mortenson's but can't be revealed on a public forum.
We must have crossed paths at one time or another but since I was a teen and you were only 8, I'm sure neither of us took an interest in each other. It really is a small world. It's been fun reminiscing with you. So many great memories. The beach is great for families. How lucky we were to grow up on the lake. We Were not rich but sure felt rich in the moment.
LP: Does anyone remember ice boats? Basically, sailboats on skates? Masts were usually too tall for most channel bridges, but even so, you could really fly on your own Bay! SSH: Wow, you actually went ice boating! They go super fast! KR: We couldn't afford an ice boat, but when the weather was right much like this year the ice would form before snowfall and we'd put our skates on and with a sheet, make our own sail and fly across the ice on our skates.
The hard part was skating back upwind. I was only good for maybe two rounds. Good memories. KR: My nephew has one now, but I'm too old and disabled to give it a try. However, his year-old father tried last year and flipped bruising his hip, but thinks it was well worth it. JF: You also see them in late winter as the ice is warming and has a bit of water on the surface. The Knapp boys gave us a ride one day in their parent's Hudson River boat back in the early 60's.
It was something! This would be a very long post to share why SZ: The best part was having the whole lake! I didn't get my drivers license till almost 18 cause I had a boat and everything and everyone was on the lake. Makes me sad to go back smells totally like gas from those tech big boats. Was to scarred to go swimming with grandkids. Would love to live in the little house next to Al and Almas. Great times and one of the quieter bays. That was back in the late 60's early 70's.
One of us would ski all the way up there and the other all the way back. We'd get dragged through the Narrows. JW: I grew up on Halsted Bay. It was too small for water skiing so it was quiet for swimming. Loved waking up to the speed boat noise. That meant it was already nice out to go hang with friends.
It was a quiet bay so people loved to knee board and water ski in that bay. I know I did my fair share of it. CT: North Arm Bay. Grew up on this bay! Still here. It's a great bay for tubing, water skiing, swimming, fishing, floating, cruising!
Search Market Reports Contact. Sign in to your account. Phone Number Need to reset your phone number? Don't have an account with us? Click here to sign up. Alban's Bay St. CG: Priest bay when I was growing up! It was generally quiet all year. CM: Yes, Robinsons bay beach is awesome. So many fond memories. Spirit Knob was later excavated and water eroded the area.
One artifact of the knob was salvaged from Lake Minnetonka and is now on display at the Smithsonian Museum. Unfortunately, many unfair treaties led to the Dakota War of , which killed many native Americans, and the remaining Dakota nation members were exiled from Minnesota. How old is Lake Minnetonka? Like many Minnesota lakes, its origins date back 10, years ago when glaciers receded with large blocks of ice buried deep under thick sediment.
When the ice blocks melted, the sediment collapsed creating depressions filled with water known as kettle lakes. You can read more details about the origins of Lake Minnetonka on the Historical Marker Database website as well as on the historical marker itself, located at the Port of Excelsior, intersection of Lake and Water streets in Excelsior, Minn.
In the s and s especially, you could find 60 hotels on Lake Minnetonka — attracting as many as 20, tourists a year. The Lake Park Hotel, built in in Gideon Bay, was more than feet long and could accommodate 1, guests.
The largest structure built on Lake Minnetonka was the Hotel Lafayette, which stood five stories with guest rooms. Note that I am an affiliate with HotelsCombined and may receive compensation if you search for hotel deals on their site at no additional cost to you. This former steamboat now sits at the bottom of St. Albans Bay in Lake Minnetonka. Sinking a ship or boat on purpose is called scuttling. I can understand why you might do this during a war for strategic reasons, but on Lake Minnetonka?
Not only did they scuttle the Belle of Minnetonka, but also several other streetcar steamboats ended up on the bottom of Lake Minnetonka. Give to Those in Need! That was back in before automobiles disrupted the transportation industry. All streetcar steamboats stopped running in ; and three of them ended up at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka — intentionally scuttled. And then forgotten until when a diver discovered the Minnehaha. It was raised, restored and, until recently, sailed regularly on Lake Minnetonka.
Update: Unfortunately, Steamboat Minnehaha is not cruising on Lake Minnetonka in ; you can check their website for any new developments. One of the more notable homes located on Bracketts Point known as Southways was owned by the Pillsburys yes, those Pillsburys..
And when I say large, I mean a 32,square-foot home featuring 9 bedrooms and 16 baths on 13 acres with 1, feet of Lake Minnetonka shoreline. The elaborate home that looked over Lake Minnetonka was demolished and the land sold off in parcels. While John S. Pillsbury passed away in , his wife lived alone in their Lake Minnetonka home until when she passed away at the age of The 65 acres of the popular Big Island on Lake Minnetonka was home to an amusement park from Among this Minnesota lake attractions: a rollercoaster, an aquarium, an aviary with more than 2, birds and more.
The Excelsior Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka attracted hundreds of visitors annually from to Or so the legend goes. I recently visited Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River where you can wade across , so was cool to see another source of the 2,mile-long river.
Minnesota is known for its wild rice, and Lake Minnetonka was once filled with it. Now Lake Minnetonka is filled with a lot of recreational boats. Melinda's dress and necklace from Monique Lhuillier , moniquelhuillier. As connoisseurs and chroniclers of the good life, we're amused by the similarities between Lake Minnetonka and her fancier, more fabulous Hamptons cousins on the eastern edge of Long Island.
Two picturesque towns with more flash, more boldfaced names, and more fashionable retailers than their low-key neighbors. Both of these idyllic villages feel like Ralph Lauren ads come to life, with beautiful people and their even more beautiful houses. Two quiet enclaves that feel like summer colonies, with dowagers, bankers, and attorneys tucked safely behind tall green hedges.
The former whaling village of Sag Harbor feels a lot like Excelsior, with a funky downtown scene, movie theater, bookstore, and sushi bar. Like its Lake Minnetonka cousin, Sagaponack is a lush, rural paradise with stunning water views and acres of unobstructed wealth.
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