The big water
Subtitle: Lake Minnetonka and its place in Minnesota History
By: Frederick L. Johnson with Thomas U. Tuttle ; foreword by Don Shelby
Contributors: Tuttle, Thomas U.; Shelby, Don
Publisher: Deep Haven Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minnetonka, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780578110134
Subjects: History; Lakes
Other titles: Lake Minnetonka and its place in Minnesota History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Map of area communities; title: Map of Lake Minnetonka; title: Map of Twin City Rapid Transit Lake Minnetonka routes; title: 1. Taming the big woods. The other side of the river ; The land rush ; Making it in Minnetonka; title: 2. Saratoga of the west. Tourists among farmers ; Centennial summer ; Building a lake resort; title: 3. Rise and fall. Lake Minnetonka is unsurpassed ; Troubled waters ; Triumph of the cottager; title: 4. A summer place. A changing culture ; Villas and trolleys ; Summer society; title: 5. Changing times. Fun at the lake ; The Minnetonka fruit belt ; Picking up the pace; title: 6. The advance of suburbia. Challenge to the old order ; Difficult decades ; Moving forward; title: Epilogue.