LEADER 02277nam 2200541 450 001 9910787257503321 005 20230803210441.0 010 $a1-4529-4247-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000290999 035 $a(EBL)1872389 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001380961 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11769367 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001380961 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11392904 035 $a(PQKB)10029207 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1872389 035 $a(OCoLC)893632523 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse42924 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1872389 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10991554 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL665253 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000290999 100 $a20140806h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBy the waters of Minnetonka /$fEric Dregni 210 1$aMinneapolis :$cUniversity of Minnesota Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (214 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-8315-8 311 $a1-322-33971-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a"Big water" -- The settlers settle -- Harvesting the lake -- Hotels and high rollers -- Enter the trolleys -- Hitting the water -- Work hard, play harder. 330 $aLake Minnetonka is renowned for its natural beauty as well as the prominent people it has attracted to its shores as a historic site of grand hotels, steamboats, and wealthy visitors from around the world, and as the home of the legendary Excelsior Amusement Park. But did you know that early European settlers to the region faced conditions so dire that they named an outlet of the lake "Purgatory Creek"? Or that a ginseng boom brought slaves to Wayzata to harvest the plant's roots? Many know that Frank Lloyd Wright designed famous homes around the lake, but few are aware he was also arrested th 607 $aMinnetonka, Lake, Region (Minn.)$xHistory 676 $a977.6/57 700 $aDregni$b Eric$f1968-$01473130 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787257503321 996 $aBy the waters of Minnetonka$93792703 997 $aUNINA