Yesterday was a fun day with nothing planned- the only too negatives is that Mommy has a summer cold (and it is NASTY) and it was 90 plus degrees (so this limited a few activities). We started the day with a trip to the farmers market in downtown Minneapolis. It was busy as always but also such a great place to visit. We didn't get much- just a cantaloupe, an almond croissant for mommy (I was not impressed), a chocolate sprinkle donut for Marcus (his usual) and we shared a fresh squeezed orange juice (but Marcus drank it all).
After a successful trip to the farmer's market we came home to hang out with Daddy for a while and we weeded the hosta gardens for a while until nap time. Nap time was entirely unsuccessful but once the attempt was done we were off on adventures again. Daddy decided to stay home and make borscht. We went and visit GG Warner and when we were there we got a call from Grandpa Zachman telling us that they were about to get on a boat..... we decided to go to! Grandpa and Grandma had both Tori and Beckett along for the ride.
We made it to the Port of Excelsior just in time to load on the boat and take off. Here is a bit about her from the website."Debuting in 1906 as an extension of the Twin Cities' streetcar system, the Minnehaha provided fast and reliable transportation for the tourists and residents of Lake Minnetonka for nearly twenty years.
Rising popularity in automobiles caused for her scuttling in 1926, though, and for more than five subsequent decades, the Minnehaha lay forgotten at the bottom of the Lake.
That changed, however, in 1980, when a salvage team discovered her and raised her back to the surface.
Finally, after a complete restoration, the Minnehaha returned to passenger service in 1996 and has operated on Lake Minnetonka every season since.
The Minnehaha is currently owned, maintained and operated by the Museum of Lake Minnetonka, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization based in Excelsior, Minnesota. You can now sail aboard her on weekends and holidays throughout the summer and autumn seasons."
We got onto the boat at and first we sat on top but it was TOO hot so instead we all went and sat below. It was a really fun boat ride (last a bit over an hour) and I would recommend it to anyone.When we got home Luke was a bit jealous he didn't get to go along!
Excelsior also reminded me of a miniature Stillwater, MN with the small stores, etc. Another thing to do is take the Excelsior Trolley there as they also give you an opportunity to go into the "trolley garage" and inspect the ones they are working on. Excelsior Museum is right by it and is free. Beck loved the huge tiger when you walk in. There are items from the Excelsior Amusement Park, which was a memory lane event, for Grandpa and me!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun. We will have to go back again some time!
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