Friendship Friday Lake Minnetonka Minnesota .. Vintage Postcard of Steamers

Welcome to Friendship Friday.... I am back on Lake Minnetonka sharing one of our vintage Lake Minnetonka post cards.

This post card is of the Steamers Stillwater and Como at Excelsior Dock, Excelsior Minnesota

The first white man to see Lake Minnetonka was Joseph H. Brown, who in 1822 paddled in a canoe up Minnehaha Creek to the lake from the Falls, a distance of 25 miles. The Indians called the lake Minnetonka ( Big Water) and it is well named as its total area is 13824 acres.

We bought this at a flea market years ago. It is unused and in very good condition.

I hope that you enjoy my Friendship Friday Post card. Take some time and visit the other Friendship Friday posters at http://www.cpaphilblog.com/2009/10/catacombs-of-paris-postcard-friday-43.html

On Lake Minnetonka Minnesota on the Express Boat

Another day on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. This vintage postcard is showing the Express boat

Bottom of post card has No638 VO Hamilton Pub Co Minneapolis and Chicago. Copyrighted 1906 by Sweet.

This beautiful post card is used and postmarked Tonka Minn Jul 23 1908

Addressed to Mrs. Altha Wells of Ortonville Minn. Her friend writes that she has been looking for a letter that has come and that writer wishes she would visit. Does not say who post card is from. May have initials written among the writing of CBH.

This is another post card from our personal collection. We had family in this area but this is not a relative of ours.

Lake Minnetoka Minnesota Big Island Park Lake

More from Lake Minnetoka.

This beautiful postcard is titled

At Big Island Park Lake Minnetoka Minn

In the middle of the lake is pictured Twin City Lines the ferry boat.

Post card is unused. Marked on the back V O Hammon Publishing Co. Chicago.

Has a spot for a stamp 1 cent domestic or 2 cent foreign

Lake Minnetonka Minn and the Steam Boats

Part of our collection of vintage postcards are ones that involve my husband's family history. He grew up in an area called Lake Minnetoka and Excelsior, Minnesota. For awhile we collected postcards from this area. Today I am showing the first of many. This one shows the Steam Boat Docks at Big Island Park on Lake Minnetonka, Minn Operated by Twin City Lines which was a rail and bus company .

The postcard shows women in long dresses and wearing hats and men in their good suits.

This post card is # 621 V. O. Hammon Pub. Co. Minneapolis and Chicago copyrighted 906 by Sweet.

Back of postcard is postmarked June 6 1910 St. Paul Minnesota and addressed to Mr. Fred Weaver Shelby Ohio.

The written message is

Hello Fritzie

As I went through Akron Ohio two weeks ago I sam Jim Shetler who informed me you were in Shelby, a friend and I are touring the U.S. this summeryours, Frank L. H.

Condition is very good with a little wear on the corners. Beautiful colors. A true treasure of a past time in Minnesota history.

Thanks for stopping by... Grace