History of Minnetonka Mills Presentation
Mon, Mar 16
|Minnetonka Community Center
CMHS presents "Minnetonka in the 1800s," by Bill Jepson, local historian and CMHS board member. Explore the area’s history from its deep Dakota and Ojibwe roots to European settlement along Minnehaha Creek and Lake Minnetonka. To register, call the Minnetonka Community Center at 952-939-8393.
Time & Location
Mar 16, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345, USA
About the event
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CMHS presents "Minnetonka in the 1800s," a program exploring the area’s history from its deep Dakota and Ojibwe roots to the arrival of European settlers along Minnehaha Creek and Lake Minnetonka. The presentation will highlight the early development of the community, including the history of Minnetonka Mills, and the story of the Charles Burwell family, whose home remains an important historic landmark in Minnetonka today.
The program will be presented by Bill Jepson, a local Minnetonka historian and City of Minnetonka Historical Society (CMHS) board member who has spent many years researching and sharing the community’s history.
This presentation will take place on March 16, 2026, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. in the Community Room at the Minnetonka Community Center. To register, please call the Minnetonka Community Center at 952-939-8393.