Minnetonka Minnesota is a suburb of Minneapolis on the West side. It is a second ring community, meaning it itself does not touch Minneapolis, it touches other cities that touch Minneapolis. It's name was derived from a Dakota Indian word meaning "great water". It is considered to be a somewhat wealthy community without the "snobbish" reputation of Edina, its neighbor to the Southeast.

The city is primarily residential, but as 14th largest city in Minnesota, also contains such well known retail areas as Ridgedale Center. Its original industry started along the Minnehaha Creek, a prosperous sawmill, was centrally located in the, what was originally 36 mi.² of Minnetonka.

However, between the years of 1883 and 1956 the township shrunk as Wayzata, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, and other small townships incorporated or annexed portions of Minnetonka. Minnetonka Mills (along with its post office), served as the trading and business center as well as port to Lake Minnetonka until the 1870s.

Today Minnetonka is still a thriving community sought after for its valuable real estate known to contain, or be adjacent to lakes and streams, rich vegetation, protected wetlands, 44 neighborhood parks and trails, and an abundance of wildlife.

 

Alex Anderson

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