Mound and Minnetonka area History and Postcards. sjka1018

When and What: 1908 ... This is a poor quality scan of a map and is almost unreadable, but until I can locate a decent version I'll leave this inferior one here because it is interesting and I enjoyed looking at it for whatever I could get out of it. I like history, and that helps. Maybe someone else feels the same way.

The advertising is for the "EXPRESS" boats and not the other Steamers.

Please note that dots "..." usually means there may have been more information but I either couldn't see it, or decipher it.

Among other things, It says:(My interpretation.)

LAKE MINNETONKA is 20 miles long, 4 miles wide, and has a charmingly irregular shore line of over 300 miles. Twin Cities shining showplace.

12 BOAT FLEET
Fine fast Boats in a class by themselves... the Como, Excelsior, Harriet, Hopkins, Minneapolis, Minnehaha, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Puritan, Saint Paul, Stillwater, and White Bear.

FOUR FAST EXPRESS LINES

Single fares 10 cents.

Excelsior - Deephaven - Wayzata
Round Trip 7 miles 1 hour .....

Excelsior - Minnetonka Beach
Round Trip 6 miles 1 hour .....

Wildhurst - Zumbra - Mound
Round Trip 15 miles 2 hours .....

Wildhurst - Spring Park
Round Trip 7 miles 1 hour ......

Excelsior - Big Island Park ...
Round Trip 4 miles 45 min. ...

THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY LAKE MINNETONKA

IS TO GET ABOARD A "TWIN CITY" BOAT.....

These famous Boats are NEW and are the SAFEST,FASTEST HANDSOMEST, MOST COMFORTABLE BOATS ON THE LAKE!

The Express Boats of TWIN CITY LINES are new having been built in the Company shops in 1906. They ... types of marine architecture and embody the best and ... for comfort, convenience, safety, speed and beauty. Every detail of their construction considered to make them absolutely seaworthy and comfortable, as well as speedy.

The Expresses are each 70 feet long and 14 feet beam, have torpedo sterns, and are equipped ... finest machinery ... a speed of from 12 to 15 miles per hour. They are fitted up like the cars of TWIN CITY LINES, with easy ... spring cross seats, accommodating two persons as well as long side seats for larger parties. Each boat comfortably seats 140 passengers.

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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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