Comments on: LAKE MINNETONKA – THE LURE AND THE LORE http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/ The best journeys are the ones we share. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:07:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Betsy Wuebker http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2457 Betsy Wuebker Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:17:55 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2457 Hi Barbara - Thank you! Come and visit and we'll show you around! Minnetonka is not the largest inland lake in Minnesota (not even in the top 5). That honor goes to Red Lake (288,000 acres!), which is the 2nd largest inland lake within U.S. borders. My one true lake love, though, will always be Lake Superior. Hi Barbara – Thank you! Come and visit and we’ll show you around! Minnetonka is not the largest inland lake in Minnesota (not even in the top 5). That honor goes to Red Lake (288,000 acres!), which is the 2nd largest inland lake within U.S. borders. My one true lake love, though, will always be Lake Superior.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2445 Barbara Swafford Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:30:34 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2445 Hi Betsy, I knew Minnesota is known for the land of ten thousand lakes, but I wasn't aware any of them were this big. What a wonderful post. I felt like I was getting a history lesson on Lake Minnietonka. It looks like a beautiful place. I can see why you enjoy biking and stopping for a view of the water. .-= Barbara Swafford´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bloggingwithoutablog/DWWZ/~3/ytt3Z0bUS0c/" rel="nofollow">The Legal Side Of Blogging</a> =-. Hi Betsy,

I knew Minnesota is known for the land of ten thousand lakes, but I wasn’t aware any of them were this big.

What a wonderful post. I felt like I was getting a history lesson on Lake Minnietonka. It looks like a beautiful place. I can see why you enjoy biking and stopping for a view of the water.
.-= Barbara Swafford´s last blog ..The Legal Side Of Blogging =-.

]]> By: Betsy Wuebker http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Betsy Wuebker Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:47:44 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2437 Hi Aunt Becky - Welcome to PassingThru! Thank you - add this to my dork list from your latest post, but I really need to know the history behind an enjoyable place, whether I live there or am just visiting. That's kind of the premise behind PassingThru, except when we get sidetracked on other topics. Glad you stopped by! Hi Aunt Becky – Welcome to PassingThru! Thank you – add this to my dork list from your latest post, but I really need to know the history behind an enjoyable place, whether I live there or am just visiting. That’s kind of the premise behind PassingThru, except when we get sidetracked on other topics. Glad you stopped by!

]]> By: Aunt Becky http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2431 Aunt Becky Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:03:10 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2431 What a lovely post. You have an amazing talent for combining history with pictures and descriptions that really make me wish that I were there. .-= Aunt Becky´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.mommywantsvodka.com/?p=1727" rel="nofollow">Your Roses Really Smell Like Poo-Poo</a> =-. What a lovely post. You have an amazing talent for combining history with pictures and descriptions that really make me wish that I were there.
.-= Aunt Becky´s last blog ..Your Roses Really Smell Like Poo-Poo =-.

]]> By: Betsy Wuebker http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Betsy Wuebker Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:51:47 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2397 Hi Mary - LOL I will never get used to calling you by that nickname! It was bad enough to learn you're Mary Beth, not just Mary. :) Isn't it funny all the incarnations, as opposed to the reincarnations I guess, that we have in life? Thanks, and yes, party on, dude! Hi Mary – LOL I will never get used to calling you by that nickname! It was bad enough to learn you’re Mary Beth, not just Mary. :) Isn’t it funny all the incarnations, as opposed to the reincarnations I guess, that we have in life? Thanks, and yes, party on, dude!

]]> By: Mary Hoffman http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2393 Mary Hoffman Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:15:46 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2393 Jannie, I laughed at your comment. My nickname is Muffy. Alas, Betsy and I met after her Lafayette Club days. And I am no society maiden ....my mom just liked the name so it stuck. But Betsy and I (Muffy) do get out to party once in awhile....quite a bit actually! LOL! Jannie,
I laughed at your comment. My nickname is Muffy. Alas, Betsy and I met after her Lafayette Club days. And I am no society maiden ….my mom just liked the name so it stuck. But Betsy and I (Muffy) do get out to party once in awhile….quite a bit actually! LOL!

]]> By: Betsy Wuebker http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2391 Betsy Wuebker Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:16:15 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2391 Hi Jannie - LOL! As a single mom, I would have felt out of place at the soirees, but there were a lot of them. Lafayette is sort of for pikers if the Wayzata Country Club crowd is to be believed. I think you have to be born into that one. Not too long ago the local gossip column was filled with scandal and drama: a love triangle and lawsuits between society matrons at the WCC. The main issue was one of them got dumped out of the ladies Wednesday league! Meow! Maybe she'd want to come bowling? Pete and I do go (well, I wimp out when it's really cold) ice fishing. I'll have you know I've sat on a bucket over a tip-up in my fur coat! Thanks for the laughs! Hi Jannie – LOL! As a single mom, I would have felt out of place at the soirees, but there were a lot of them. Lafayette is sort of for pikers if the Wayzata Country Club crowd is to be believed. I think you have to be born into that one. Not too long ago the local gossip column was filled with scandal and drama: a love triangle and lawsuits between society matrons at the WCC. The main issue was one of them got dumped out of the ladies Wednesday league! Meow! Maybe she’d want to come bowling?

Pete and I do go (well, I wimp out when it’s really cold) ice fishing. I’ll have you know I’ve sat on a bucket over a tip-up in my fur coat! Thanks for the laughs!

]]> By: Jannie Funster http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 Jannie Funster Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:49:35 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2390 Oooo, you were a member of the Lafayette Club. Did you attend weekly soirees with a lot of Tads and Muffys? Did you regale in your blue chiffon and trip the light fantastic across the marble floors? Did you go ice fishing too? The main street of Excelsior looks cute. Would Lou make a good stew? This comment was created to give you a "mini ha-ha." .-= Jannie Funster´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.janniefunster.com/2009/08/07/46-blogging-observations-so-far/" rel="nofollow">46 Blogging Observations So Far</a> =-. Oooo, you were a member of the Lafayette Club. Did you attend weekly soirees with a lot of Tads and Muffys? Did you regale in your blue chiffon and trip the light fantastic across the marble floors? Did you go ice fishing too?

The main street of Excelsior looks cute.

Would Lou make a good stew?

This comment was created to give you a “mini ha-ha.”
.-= Jannie Funster´s last blog ..46 Blogging Observations So Far =-.

]]> By: Betsy Wuebker http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2388 Betsy Wuebker Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:56:29 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2388 Hi Davina - Yep, the old pastime of Adirondack chair driving! Several years ago, Pete made me two for Christmas. We've got half a dozen around our firepit. Nothing more comfy - especially if you need to wrap up in a blankie when temps get colder! It sounds like you would love gazing at all the tony real estate like I do. When I was a realtor I managed to show quite a few of the old grande dames. Luckily not all of them have been replaced by McMansions. Thanks. Hi Kathy - Well, there's not too much not to like about the Lake Minnetonka area, that's for sure, although I'm not sure you'd fall for our winters or the Victory at Sea thing. You'd enjoy 4th of July fireworks from the water - you can see several sets from different communities at once, but boating home out of the flotilla is a challenge! I lived close to and had my business at Chowen's Corners. It was like living in a secret little pocket of paradise. Check out this photo montage of the Cottagewood historic neighborhood and store: http://www.cottagewoodusa.com/Photos/tabid/55/Default.aspx Total Americana! Thanks. Hi Davina – Yep, the old pastime of Adirondack chair driving! Several years ago, Pete made me two for Christmas. We’ve got half a dozen around our firepit. Nothing more comfy – especially if you need to wrap up in a blankie when temps get colder! It sounds like you would love gazing at all the tony real estate like I do. When I was a realtor I managed to show quite a few of the old grande dames. Luckily not all of them have been replaced by McMansions. Thanks.

Hi Kathy – Well, there’s not too much not to like about the Lake Minnetonka area, that’s for sure, although I’m not sure you’d fall for our winters or the Victory at Sea thing. You’d enjoy 4th of July fireworks from the water – you can see several sets from different communities at once, but boating home out of the flotilla is a challenge! I lived close to and had my business at Chowen’s Corners. It was like living in a secret little pocket of paradise. Check out this photo montage of the Cottagewood historic neighborhood and store: http://www.cottagewoodusa.com/Photos/tabid/55/Default.aspx Total Americana! Thanks.

]]> By: Kathy | Virtual Impax http://passingthru.com/2009/08/lake-minnetonka-the-lure-and-the-lore/comment-page-1/#comment-2385 Kathy | Virtual Impax Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:49:33 +0000 http://passingthru.com/?p=1866#comment-2385 Betsy - you should be on commission from the local Chamber of Commerce - that's for sure! Every time you write one of these - it makes me want to pack up and move. You make it sound absolutely perfect - and then you back it up with photographic evidence! I can't believe you attended an event with Lech Wa??sa! Minnesota really is a hub of international intrigue as well as natural beauty! .-= Kathy | Virtual Impax´s last blog ..<a href="http://virtualimpax.com/2009/08/05/social-media-marketing/" rel="nofollow">When “work” is fun – more “work” gets done.</a> =-. Betsy – you should be on commission from the local Chamber of Commerce – that’s for sure! Every time you write one of these – it makes me want to pack up and move. You make it sound absolutely perfect – and then you back it up with photographic evidence!

I can’t believe you attended an event with Lech Wa??sa! Minnesota really is a hub of international intrigue as well as natural beauty!
.-= Kathy | Virtual Impax´s last blog ..When “work” is fun – more “work” gets done. =-.

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