Society seeking museum hosts for three locations

The Lake Minnetonka Historical Society is seeking volunteer Museum Hosts to share their interest in the history of the lake area with visitors from around the world at their Excelsior, Wayzata and Westonka museums.

Museum Hosts greet the public, answer questions and sell Lake Minnetonka history-related merchandise. No experience is necessary, but those interested in hosting are asked to sign up at www.lakeminnetonkahistory.org/museums to attend a training session at the museum/s of their choice.

Volunteers may sign up for as many hosting shifts as they wish at all three museums.

For more information visit LakeMinnetonkaHistory.org or contact the Society at info@lakeminnetonkahistory.org , 952-474-2115.

The next host training sessions will be held at:

• Westonka Museum, Saturday, April 20, 9:45 a.m.-noon, Centennial Building, 5341 Maywood Road, Mound

• Wayzata Depot Museum, Saturday, April 20, noon-2 p.m., 402 Lake St E, Wayzata

• Excelsior Museum, Saturday, April 27, noon-2 p.m., 305 Water St., Excelsior

The Museums are open to the public::

• Excelsior - May-September, Saturdays, noon-2 p.m.

• Wayzata - May-October, weekends and holidays, noon-2 p.m.

• Westonka - All year, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Lake Minnetonka Historical Society tells the story of Lake Minnetonka by collecting, preserving and sharing its history.

The society was formed in October 2023 through the consolidation of the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society, the Museum of Lake Minnetonka, the Wayzata Historical Society and the Westonka Historical Society.

The new organization has one of the largest archival and three-dimensional collections of Lake Minnetonka history available in-person and online and maintains a Research Archives in Wayzata, as well as museums in Excelsior, Mound and Wayzata.

The society also shares the history of the lake through a variety of public programs and experiences, publishes and sells a number of books about the history of the area and is committed to returning its historic 1906 streetcar steamboat Minnehaha to active operation on Lake Minnetonka to continue her life as a floating museum.