A fascinating chapter of Lake Minnetonka history Boathouses of Lake Minnetonka is a beautiful 246-page coffee-table book by award-winning author and photographer Karen Melvin and by writer Melinda Nelson. If you've ever sailed, boated, or paddled past a vintage boathouse on Lake Minnetonka and wi...

Lake Minnetonka is renowned for its natural beauty as well as the prominent people it has attracted to its shores as a historic site of grand hotels, steamboats, and wealthy visitors from around the world, and as the home of the legendary Excelsior Amusement Park. But did you know that early Europea...

Lenny the Loon and Wally the Walleye are back! This time, the friends set out to find the meaning behind Lake Minnetonka―along the way, they take a tour through the sights the water has offered throughout the ages, and all the ways people have enjoyed the lake from past to present. Join in the fun...

When Wally the Walleye decides to leave Lake Minnetonka once and for all, his new friend Lenny the Loon offers to guide him along the way. As a day of sightseeing and nautical knowledge unfolds, Lenny teaches Wally that sometimes what you're looking for . . . is right there in front of you. Anyone w...

he Myers family—practical, idealistic father, dainty, dignified mother, serious older brother Bob, rascally younger brother Everett, and Marjorie, the middle child and only girl—moved to the island cottage every summer once school let out and stayed until classes began again. Her story of those ...

The Lake Minnetonka Guide to Shoreline Gardens is an illustrated guide that walks you through the process of creating beautiful gardens at the water's edge. The book demonstrates how shoreline gardens can be adapted to meet different aesthetic sensibilities, maintenance capacities, and site conditio...

Minntonka West Half Map 1 by ReelBottom. Features: depth, contour, fish information and more....

The ordinary moments of life can be sacred, if we simply take a moment to notice. This collection of prayers, poems, and meditations offers a brief respite from the hectic, harried pace of our days. Open it when the spirit moves you or when the spirit feels distant--the words will be here to inspire...

Anglers are simply superior because of their contemplative pastime, according to Izaak Walton. And few who fish would disagree. In fact, the habit of amplifying the sport is documented at least as long ago as 75 A.D., when Plutarch wrote that Mark Antony faked a catch to impress Cleopatra. From Bibl...

Less Time Cooking. More Time Enjoying! Whether it’s a cabin in the woods, a cottage beside a lake, a popular resort, or a relaxing weekend at home, you want an escape from your busy life. Slow down and relax. Take in the beautiful surroundings. Simplify mealtime, and create more opportunity to enj...

In Lost Twin Cities, Larry Millett brought to life the vanished architecture of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Now, in Once There Were Castles , he offers a richly illustrated look at another world of ghosts in our midst: the lost mansions and estates of the Twin Cities. Nobody can say for sur...

Less Time Cooking. More Time Enjoying! Whether it’s a cabin in the woods, a cottage beside a lake, a popular resort, or a relaxing weekend at home, you want an escape from your busy life. Slow down and relax. Take in the beautiful surroundings. Simplify mealtime, and create more opportunity to enj...

The Little White Buffalo is the story of Hŏpi, the Little White Buffalo, and her big brother, Ta-Tonka. In the story the two young buffalo wander away from their herd seeking an elusive mountain goat and encounter a mountain lion. They learn the importance of staying with the herd. Terri Einer, il...

Rand McNally's folded map for Minneapolis St. Paul is a must-have for anyone traveling in and around the Minneapolis St. Paul area, offering unbeatable accuracy and reliability at a great price. Our trusted cartography shows all Interstate, U.S., state, and county highways, along with clearly indica...

A wry, unvarnished chronicle of a career in the rare book trade—now in paperback When Gary Goodman wandered into a run-down, used-book shop that was going out of business in East St. Paul in 1982, he had no idea the visit would change his life. He walked in as a psychiatric counselor and walke...

The intriguing facts and faces, history and places of Wisconsin are revealed to readers young and old in B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet. From its leaders in fine arts and architecture (Georgia O'Keefe and Frank Lloyd Wright) to its pioneers in nature conservation (John Muir and Aldo Leopold),...

"Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace strike beautiful balance between story and art in Little Pea ." — The New York Times A sweet and amusing story to which little picky eaters can relate: If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a young...

During the Civil War, it was not uncommon for Army units to have mascots to lift spirits and build loyalty among the soldiers. One of the most famous mascots was Old Abe, a remarkable eagle from Wisconsin. Named in honor of President Lincoln, the eagle became the mascot of the Eighth Regiment of the...

State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lovers. Toddlers will delight in these books filled with rhyming riddles framed by brightly painted clues, introducing elements that make each state so special. Kathy-jo Wargin is the author of more than 45 boo...

A beautiful story of how this unique fossil, found only on the shores of Lake Michigan, got its name. The word “Petosegay” in the Ottawa language means “rays of the rising sun” or “sunbeams of promise.” The Legend of the Petoskey Stone tells the tale of a man named after this word and...