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CōV Wayzata chef leaves for Canterbury racetrack restaurant

Chris Dmochowski, the executive chef at coastal American eatery CōV Wayzata for the past eight years, is leaving the Lake Minnetonka restaurant to lead a new culinary venture in Shakopee. Boardwalk Kitchen & Bar, the upcoming trackside…

Next Lake Minnetonka Historical Society presentation on Feb. 13

The Lake Minnetonka Historical Society will present “Welcome to the 20th Century: Wayzata and the North Shore” with historian Joanie Holst at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Wayzata Community Room, Wayzata City Hall, 600 Rice St. E.,…

The Ottawa crowd just booed the American national anthem at a hockey game against the Minnesota Wild.

I don’t think that’s ever happened before.

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Why did the Excelsior Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka close? It was once Minnesota’s Coney Island. A century ago this May, a wooden roller coaster began rumbling high above Lake Minnetonka as Excelsior Amusement Park was born. From that opening 1925 season to its final days in 1973, the lakefront park came to define summertime fun for generations of Twin Cities kids. In later years, thousands turned up with report cards in hand to participate in an unforgettable schoolkid promotion: “Free Rides for Good Students.” Reader Dave Campbell, who grew up in Bloomington, fondly remembers childhood trips to the park. “It was always wonderful, especially when I was tall enough to ride the wooden roller coaster,” he said.

Why did the Excelsior Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka close?

It was once Minnesota’s Coney Island. A century ago this May, a wooden roller coaster began rumbling high above Lake Minnetonka as Excelsior Amusement Park was born. From that opening 1925 season to its final days in 1973, the…

6 chefs, 5 restaurants from Minnesota named James Beard semifinalists The nominees for the awards will be announced on April 2 with the James Beard Restaurants and Chef Awards ceremony happening on June 16 in Chicago.

Minnesota's restaurants and chefs are getting recognition — both regionally and nationally — for being among the top in the food industry.

Barred owl sitting in a tree

Barred Owl in Purgatory Park

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