Lake Minnetonka’s Big Island once had an amusement park. Why did it close?
- Posted on August 9, 2026
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Lake Minnetonka’s Big Island once had an amusement park. Why did it close?
Visitors arrived by streetcar and steamboat to ride a rollercoaster, explore an aquarium and brave the old mill ride. The fun lasted only from 1906 to 1911.