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When and What:  Early 1900s... This is where you ended up if you stayed on the Electric line all the way to the end. Excelsior, Minnesota. The card says "Street Car Station, Excelsior Lake Minnetonka, Minneapolis, Minn."  When you got here and were not intending to stay in Excelsior then you would board one of the paddle wheelers, three of which are seen at the docks. These would take you to various points on the lake including to Mound. You could also take an express boat run by the Twin City Lines which were more streamlined then the larger paddle wheelers. If you are old enough to remember it, you may recognize this old car station because when it was phased out of use for street cars, it was then used for a different kind of car.

Excelsior Amusement Park's Dodge'm Cars.


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Picturing Lake Minnetonka  A Post Card History by James W. Ogland and published by the Minnesota Historical Society. Graphics of far greater quality and variety than anything you'll find on the net, unless of course you visit the Minnesota Historical Society. The book is filled with fascinating historical information about the Lake Minnetonka area. A great gift for anyone who lives near the "Great Waters" or once did. It is also a great way to support your historical society and works of local historical importance.

I know this sounds like an advertisement but I'm not affiliated in any way to anyone involved with "Picturing Lake Minnetonka". I love history, and believe it's important. If you like what I have on this site you'll probably want this book.

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