Excelsior

Excelsior lies on Excelsior Bay, an inlet of Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota, and its shoreline setting has made boating and summer recreation central to the town’s identity. West of Minneapolis, Water Street anchors a compact downtown with independent shops, cafés and restaurants. Excelsior developed as a Lake Minnetonka resort town in the 19th century; excursion steamers once brought visitors to its waterfront, later adjacent to Excelsior Amusement Park, which operated from 1925 to 1973. The Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail and the Minnesota Streetcar Museum’s Excelsior line link the community to the wider lakeshore. Trace Excelsior’s place around Lake Minnetonka and the Twin Cities by browsing webcams nearby.

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