Eden Prairie, MN July 2022 by City Lifestyle

The Summer Adventure Issue Featuring Clear Shores E N TE R TA I N M E NT

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It’s the Summer Adventure Issue!

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Hello Eden Prairie Lifestyle Readers, Dust off your compass and go dig out one of the 18 free water bottles you have amassed in your cupboard. This is the summer adventure issue! Join us as we whisk you away to exotic and storied lands throughout the southwest Twin Cities metro! Let us begin with the especially submersible young men you saw on the cover – the co-founders of Clear Shores. If you think “underwater landscaping” sounds like a frivolous college elective course, Clear Shores will change that misperception completely! Do you prefer your adventures to include something nice for dinner and musical theatre? Then proceed on a quest to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, where you can watch a brilliant, local production of Footloose, laugh at the uproarious improv artists of Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret, or enjoy a live concert! Our neighboring city to the south is embarking on its own adventure of innovation and entrepreneurialism. Read on to discover how Shakopee is becoming a high-impact entrepreneur community that will electrify our local economy! But you don’t have to possess an adventurous spirit to appreciate the sound and reliable services of Murphy Business. Their master business brokers are standing by to assist as you purchase or sell virtually any business nationwide, and they are always prepared to take your unique goals into account as they identify your best opportunities. As always, I would like to thank all of Eden Prairie Lifestyle’s sponsors, without whose generous support we could not mail our magazine directly to our readers’ homes. I always welcome any feedback or interest you may have in appearing on our magazine’s pages!

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inside the issue The Summer and Adventure Issue

F E ATU R E D

D E PA RTM E NTS

16 Shakopee

Lifestyle Letter

Business Monthly

Finanacial Buzz

Outdoor Living

Back Stage

Expert Help

Outdoor Adventure

Get Active

Events

Building a High-Impact Entrepreneur Community

22 Clear Shores

Environmentally Friendly. Locally Owned. Immediate Results.

28 Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Entertaining You!

34 Murphy Business

Excellence in Business Transactions

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An Evening of Emmylou Harris July 8

World-Class Johnny Cash Tribute July 22 - 24

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A Tribute to the Cars July 29

The Best of the Beatles, ‘67-’70

The Music of Steely Dan July 31

The Music of Gladys Knight

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The Evolution of Music Jazz, Blues & Soul

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The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society's 30th Annual Solar Boat Regatta The Solar Boat Regatta: where teams of students build solar-powered boats and zip about in a breathtaking display of aquatic photovoltaics! On May 21st intrepid youngsters took to the waters of Lake Riley aboard eco-friendly watercrafts of their own creation as onlookers observed the thrilling speed race, the exhilarating slalom race, and the grueling endurance race. STEM education at its finest! mnrenewables.org

Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza at the Orpheum Go to the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday, September 24th at 4pm to see Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, SpiderMan, Doc McStuffins, the Puppy Dog Pals and more perform live on stage! This immersive and interactive concert experience includes singing, dancing, acrobatics and 3D special effects that will make your kid forget that iPhones exist! hennepintheatretrust.org Photography: Matt Petit

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Shakopee is part of the reason why Eden Prairie is such a good place to call home with easy access to Canterbury Park, Valleyfair and a beautiful riverside downtown to provide entertainment. There are more than 24,000 jobs that Eden Prairie’s own are welcome to commute to. And, someday soon, there will be many more high-impact entrepreneurs to help our community glow even brighter. The city of Shakopee launched a strategic program to grow these companies in 2021. Michael Kerski, director of planning and development reached out to John Moore in Greenville, South Carolina to help. Kerski and Moore had worked together in Greenville on building the NEXT program. The program there grew from eight founders to more than 100 companies over ten years. Moore currently runs Momenteum Strategies, which helps communities compete in the innovation economy. Many times, members had previously solved similar problems and could answer tough questions, or they had connections to other professionals who could help. The program helped them realize they weren’t alone on their islands. They became part of a league of peers. “The network worked. Over the following decade, it grew to well over 100 members strong. With their support we built three different entrepreneurship centers totaling over 100,000 square feet and filled with fellow high-impact entrepreneurs. We started an annual venture capital conference in a city which offered no venture capital at the time. And we provided member entrepreneurs with day-to-day support as they grew their businesses, created jobs, and made Greenville’s economy increasingly robust,” said Moore. In Shakopee, Moore was able to capitalize on programs already being run by the Scott County’s CDA First Stop Shop - the Fast-Track Challenge has already identified several startup companies including Steelhead Outdoors which won last year. Founded by friends Corey Meyer and Charlie Pehrson, the pair looked at the gun safe market and found that most are so heavy they are often left behind when people move. The two developed a new system that allows safes to be shipped in pieces that can be assembled at home and taken apart, all while providing superior security and fire protection. Steelhead safes are highly customizable and have found new market niches including providing doors for safe rooms and specialized safes for crypto currency drives. Steelhead was named as a semifinalist for the MN Cup run by the Carlson School. There are not only startups in the group. Several more established companies are participating and

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include several serial entrepreneurs, including the founder of Rollerblade and a custom boat manufacturer. Unlike other entrepreneur groups in the region that focus on apps or medtech, there is not a singular focus beyond companies being innovative and having the potential for high growth. The more established companies still face issues like securing intellectual property, marketing, sales and how to retain employees. A more seasoned group of entrepreneurs runs Wolf Tooth Components, founded by Mike Pfeiffer, Brendan Moore and Dan Dittmer. All three were mechanical engineers working at a high-tech company in Shakopee but all loved cycling. Between them they have over 50 years’ experience riding bikes. Wolf Tooth started in Pfeiffer’s house while Moore and Dittmer kept their day jobs. Wolf Tooth quickly moved from a passion to a business and is now renowned for developing products that resolve common issues on bikes. Many of their parts are made in house and sold around the world. The three later created Otso Cycles, a custom bike manufacturer. The company, once three, now has more than 75 employees. Moore said “I found a lot of energy, and eagerness to sit down with like-minded people. The newly formed Shakopee entrepreneur’s network does not yet have an official name, but its members are already allied, already collaborating, and already putting the south metro area well on its way to becoming a thriving hub of innovation and entrepreneurship.” “Shakopee’s economy is primed for sustained growth,” said Kerski. “We currently have a strong industrial, entertainment

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and housing base. We have several headquarters including Entrust, Emerson’s Rosemount, KEB America and Cherne. The city council just approved a $5 million budget to renovate SandVenture Aquatic Park, and we just received another $3.5 million from the federal government to begin stabilization of the city’s Minnesota Riverbank.” “We recently applied for a grant to build our first innovation center, which will be dubbed ‘The Hub.’ The three-story downtown facility will have offices, manufacturing space, 3D printing technology, a full commercial kitchen, and classrooms where Minnesota State University, Mankato will provide courses for entrepreneurs along with specialized training for local employers. “The Hub will also serve as the nexus for the high-impact entrepreneur group we are assembling. Even without official headquarters, their monthly meetings are now in full swing and forging real, productive partnerships. At this pace I expect it won’t be long until Shakopee reclaims our status as a booming center of economic exchange, just like we were after our establishment in the mid-19th century. If you would like to come closer to Shakopee’s entrepreneurial spirit in person, but you haven’t got a groundbreaking business plan, then you can have the next best thing – beer – during the Downtown Shakopee Tap 2022 Brewfest on September 10th where innovation meets beer. Please visit TAP2022.org to learn more! To learn more about the city’s economic development visit makeitinshakopee.com.

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Weeding the garden is hard work. Weeding where you cannot breathe is decidedly less convenient. This is why life is not all wine and roses for lakefront property owners, whose lakebeds turn into milfoil forests without regular upkeep. That was Max Lauerman and Austin Roberts’ realization when they came up with the idea for Clear Shores in 2018. They pitched the business as juniors during a Shark Tank style competition held at Minnetonka High School. Impressed by the enterprising youths’ extensive research on invasive species and 30-page business plan, the judges declared Max and Austin the winners.

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Could their winning idea for a business turn into an actual winning business? Max and Austin determined to find out when they partnered with Zack Navratil, their former classmate, to co-found Clear Shores LLC last year. “I have to be honest with you,” Zack confided. “I didn’t take school nearly as seriously as my business partners. I spent my only year in college partying, and I got a landscaping job soon afterward. You can imagine my readiness when I was offered to join Clear Shores. That was my opportunity to spend more time at my favorite place – the water – while helping to build a company from the ground up. Here I discovered my passion for providing great customer service!

“We’ve developed a truly environmentally friendly solution to lakebed management. Our commitment goes beyond thoroughly cleaning our equipment between uses. We also refuse to use ‘milfoil munchers’: giant machines which disturb native fish populations, send weed fragments floating off in every direction, and create a lot of noise pollution. We also don’t use chemicals. Even weed killer that’s been branded as ‘safe’ can harm fish and the good native plants, and it ultimately just turns underwater weeds into dead sludge. Any Minnesotan will tell you they don’t enjoy swimming in muck! “That’s why we do everything by hand. Our PADI certified dive crews go straight to the lake bottom. Wherever we find invasive plants like Eurasian

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millfoil, curly-leaf pondweed, purple loosestrife and flowering rush, we pull them out right by their roots. Our process cannot eliminate weeds for good, but it does significantly decrease weed density while discouraging future growth. We finally wheelbarrow our ‘harvest’ to our truck so we can drive it to The Mulch Store in Minnetrista. That lets the water weeds do something productive: become mulch and fertilizer. “Once we have hand-cleared a lakebed, we weed and tidy up the surrounding beach. We’ve pulled everything out of the sand you can imagine: tires, broken bottles, engine blocks, an old septic tank (which was graciously empty), and even a whole wooden boat. Our waterfront clients also count on us for invasive zebra mussel removal, as well as for dock insertion, removal and general maintenance. Our divers even perform lost item searches, and can’t wait for the day when we reunite someone with their wedding band. “With so many lakes surrounding our Excelsior headquarters, we’ve already found a healthy demand for our waterfront maintenance services. In addition to over 100 homeowners, we have so far worked for Howard’s Point Marina, Caribbean Marina and Gas Dock, and The Mist Apartment Homes on Lake Minnetonka. “Our goal is to grow Clear Shores until it one day becomes national – ‘the TruGreen of lakefront properties.’ We’re a little apprehensive about expanding into the Southern United States, though. It’s beautiful down there, but scuba certification classes don’t teach you how to fight off hungry gators. “We currently have one dozen employees. Supporting a roster that size means we can’t exclusively focus on lakefronts, but that’s okay by us. So long as we’re working outside, we’re content.

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“We were once dubbed ‘mercenary grandsons’ by one of our clients. They were joking about how the Clear Shores team will take care of any landscaping projects our customers could need. We’re the ones to rely on for lawn care, mulching, spring and fall clean-ups, snow removal, soil aeration, sprinkler system maintenance, wood stacking, hornet nest removal – if it’s hard work and you can name it, we’re happy to do it for you. It doesn’t even matter if it’s not the original reason we came to your home! “We’re just a bunch of guys who are eager to earn our places in the world, and we sure do work like it. All of our advertising so far has consisted of doorknocking and word of mouth. We’ll beat any other landscaping or general labor company’s prices, too, so you’re always guaranteed the lowest bid so long as you ask Clear Shores.

“Do I love what I do? All of our full-time employees are also our lifelong friends, and we spend every day helping Minnesotans enjoy more beautiful properties. I have to be honest with you,” Zack confided. “It doesn’t get any better than this.”

Do you need lake weed removal? Do you need beach maintenance? Do you need landscaping? Do you need snow plowing and shoveling? Do you need a team of handsome young men to do whatever you ask at your property, within reason? Then you need Clear Shores, which combines distinctly Midwestern creativity and industriousness to any homeowner’s benefit. Learn more today at clearshoresmn.com, or call (952) 843-3751 to request immediate service.

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Herbert and Carolyn Bloomberg originally intended to bring a little bit of Broadway to Minnesota. When the couple cut the ribbon on Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in 1968, they were determined to turn the Twin Cities into its own capital of the musical theatre world. To the Bloombergs’ delight, the Minnesotan approach to musical theatre had an auspicious start. Their company’s 1971 production of Fiddler on the Roof was a smash hit, and I Do! I Do!, which debuted during the same year, would become the longest-running play to feature its original cast in American history. Over time Chanhassen Dinner Theatres added a comedy club, a concert series, special events and presentations, and the ever popular Brindisi’s Pub. Today it encompasses 90,000 square feet and employs 300. Yet despite having grown so much over the past half century, every experience Chanhassen Dinner Theatres offers remains distinctly Minnesotan. “That’s what makes us so unique,” said Kris Howland, public relations director for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. “Our professional dinner theatre company is completely Minnesota-made. We employ our own designers and artistic teams to create our scenery, costumes and props. Our musicians are all members of the Twin Cities Musicians Union, and our local actors belong to the same union which Broadway players must join. This ensures that the talent on our stages is equivalent to what you would find at any Broadway production – and that is to say it is the pinnacle of the performing arts. “Honoring our commitment to local and professional talent demands more work, but you cannot compromise when your only goal is to present outstanding musical theatre. Our current production of Footloose, which is scheduled to run through January of next year, comes to mind. I love this musical because there is so much substance to its story. It’s about joy, living your life, fighting for what’s right, and building bridges between older and younger generations. “But as much as it pains me to refer to the 1980s – which wasn’t too long ago – as a ‘period,’ Footloose is also a period piece. We know we can’t give our audience a genuine

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“OUR EXPANSIVE VARIETY OF CONCERTS PRESENTS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY, AND EACH MONTH BRINGS SEVERAL NEW AND EXCITING SHOWS.”

feeling of nostalgia without paying close attention to every detail. That’s why our costume designer Rich Hamson discovered a clothing store which closed during the ‘80s and still had its original inventory in stock. With the exception of a single piece, every prom dress worn by the Footloose cast is vintage. “We’re best known as a dinner theatre, but our entertainment venue truly has something for everyone. Just downstairs from our Main Stage sits the smaller theatre where we host Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret. It features hilarious improv, where the actors make up comedy on the fly as the audience provides suggestions, so no two nights’ shows are ever the same. Stevie Ray’s casual atmosphere and $28 admission price make it the perfect outing for any Friday or Saturday evening. And if you can stop laughing long enough to eat, you can enjoy dinner at Stevie Ray’s as well.

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“We have yet another stage, the Fireside Theatre, for our Concert Series which has now been going on for a decade. In July alone we will feature An Evening of Emmylou Harris, Gladys – The Music of Gladys Knight, The Best of the Beatles 1967-1970 featuring the Shabby Road Orchestra, You’ve Got a Friend, a James Taylor tribute, Church of Cash, a Johnny Cash tribute, Candy-OH!, a tribute to The Cars, and Steeling Dan, a tribute which begs no further explanation. Our expansive variety of concerts presents something for everyone to enjoy, and each month brings several new and exciting shows. Be sure to ask about our amazing concert package pricing! “Brindisi’s Pub is always a pleasant place to spend a summer evening. There you can sit on the patio and enjoy either of the day’s two happy hours. Our guests can enjoy live music at Brindisi’s on

Thursdays from 6:30 to 9pm. Chanhassen Dinner Theatres also makes a marvelous venue for a wedding. We have two distinctive spaces and all the equipment to host large and memorable receptions and ceremonies. We also offer one of the Twin Cities’ most vibrant, fun and interactive summer camp experiences for kids and teens with ChanDT Musical Theatre Camps. Our camps run throughout the summer, but spots fill up quickly. It’s always best to sign up well in advance!” To learn more about and purchase tickets to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ upcoming shows, please visit chanhassendt.com. Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is now hiring servers, bartenders, cooks, security officers, and all the other special people who make the greatest shows in Minnesota possible. Apply online today at chanhassendt. com/employment.

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EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

ARTICLE BY DAVID SCHELLER

Forty five percent of new businesses fail within five years of opening. Only one quarter last longer than 15 years. That’s a big risk, and starting a new business from scratch also demands more energy, responsibility, financing and experience than many investors can fairly lay claim to. Buying an established business is a safer bet. Its product or service has withstood the test of the market. Its brand is already well known. Startup time is minimal, and many if not all of the former owner’s previous customers come alongside the purchase. Financial lenders, which understand risk, are more willing to stake capital in an established business for these very reasons. The advantages of buying an established business aren’t the sole force driving the success of Murphy Business. As one of the largest business brokerage firms in North America, their clients deal in virtually all types of businesses including healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture, distribution, food and beverage, retail, and franchises as well as commercial properties. And whether they’re selling a $200,000 sandwich shop or buying a $30 million medical device factory, Murphy Business brokers are driven to create the greatest possible value for their clients. “I joined Murphy Business because I wanted to grow,” said Dan Bauer, who serves his clients in Minnesota alongside his partner Pat Steffl. Dan was the number one Murphy Business broker in 2018, and his was Murphy’s top office in North America last year. “I owned car washes until I became a business broker in 1997, and I specifically chose to work with the brokerage which rewards its members’ ambition the most. I also chose Murphy Business because it represents a network of 130 offices and 300 brokers nationwide. When someone

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hires one of us, they hire all of us, which alongside our access to businesses for sale outside of our system assures the best opportunities for our clients. “We deal in privately held businesses. When you buy with Murphy, you do not inherit a board which may not share your vision and strategy. You also get exactly what you pay for. Our brokers implement several different valuation methods based on factors such as discretionary earnings, earnings before interest and taxes, and earnings before interest depreciation and amortization in order to pinpoint a business’s fair market value. Our opinions of value are each 20 pages long, and we’re happy to explain them in terms any layman can understand. “That same attention to detail equally benefits our sellers, who walk a delicate line between parting with excessive equity and alienating potential buyers. As soon as we list a business for sale we feature it on 16 different websites, launch a direct advertising campaign, and begin calling investors who we know are in acquisition mode. Before long we have secured a buyer, at which point we stand by to facilitate every step of the upcoming transaction. “Many of our clients start out as buyers and end up as sellers. A few years ago we helped a gentleman from the corporate world purchase a small manufacturing concern. He paid less for it than he made in one year, and he recently sold it for $5 million. “We’re also here to help buyers who aren’t certain how to proceed. We advise sound decisions once we have better understood our client’s professional and financial goals, and we can refer the attorneys, accountants and bankers who are best qualified to further support them. We can even arrange for the former owner to stay on and train our client as they become familiar with their new industry. It’s all part of the Murphy team’s mission to make your life easier whether you’re buying into a business, cashing out of one – or both.” murphybusiness.com/minnesota

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Exceptional home on large scenic lot with expansive views overlooking the Edenbrook Conservation Area. Oversized windows let in lots of natural light. Quiet location convenient to Hwy 62 and 494. Owners have made home improvements including low maintenance decking, James Hardie cement board siding and shakes, PVC and fascia. Four bedrooms on one level and a fifth bedroom and shower in the walkout lower level. Owners’ suite has a deck with a view and bathroom with in-floor heat, soaking tub, separate shower, and double sink vanity. Enjoy the 3-season porch and separate screened in gazebo on main level. 3 car insulated garage. Minnetonka school district.

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Bright and sunny end-unit townhome in wonderful Eden Prairie location! This adorable unit lives like a single-family home with a large patio and beautiful private side yard providing for plenty of space to play, grill and relax! The interior of the home is move-in ready! Featuring all new flooring in the kitchen/ dining, living and bedrooms within the last two years! Neutral paint throughout accompanied by the large windows makes the spaces feel open and airy! On the upper level you will find a large master bedroom with walk-in closet, additional bedroom, cozy loft area and huge bathroom with separate tub and shower. Primely located less than a mile from Lake Riley and the LRT regional trail system and just minutes from shopping, dining, schools and parks this one won’t last long!

This south facing 5-bedroom, 6-bath premium quality home sits on the east-side shoreline of Bryant Lake, the most convenient fully recreational lake in the Metro area. Grandeur reigns throughout, including a gourmet kitchen that matches jaw-dropping views. The home’s quality and design are paramount, starting with a Fond du Lac stone exterior almost fully wrapping the house ----and continues at the first step inside with soaring spaces and dramatic windows framing the lake. And there’s no let-up from there. Architectural design meets engineering; every space, more than a pretty face where functionality was never overlooked in all 6000 plus sq ft of living area.

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The historical castle on Mt. Curve Ave. is sited on a large walled and gated lot known for homes built during the Gilded Age. Owners invested more than $4M lovingly restoring the property, honoring its history & craftmanship while modernizing systems & infrastructure. One-of-a kind property, re-imagine Downton Abby.

You will love this stunning 2020 custom built home that shows like a new model, situated on premier lot in the Minnetonka Country Club area near quaint downtown Excelsior. A rare gem - you will be wowed by the exquisite design and décor, as well as spacious, open flowing floor plan featuring 12ft ceilings, gorgeous coffered ceiling in family room plus beautiful 5” wide Cortina Maple Wood flooring throughout main level. Other highlights include entertainment sized gourmet kitchen w/ massive center island, large informal dinette, fireplace in 3 season porch, formal dining room, and stately main office. Enjoy expansive walls of windows overlooking large flat yard and vista views. Upper level features a Bonus family room and 4 bedrooms incl. amazing owners suite. The walkout LL has potential for additional 1400 finished SqFt to customize to own taste, timing, and budget w/ most recent sales on coveted vista view lots ranging as high as $1.6 million to over $1.8 million just down the street.

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Enjoy the wooded views of this beautiful two story! Open kitchen opens to an informal dining area, family room and screened porch. The finished lower level has a 4th bedroom, 2nd family room and bath. You won’t want to miss this gem!

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AMAZING VIEWS - nature & wildlife, your in-town get away. Highly coveted Williams Place condo. Open concept living w/ vaulted ceiling, kitchen open to dining & living. Living rm has a fabulous gas fireplace, custom blinds, beautiful views from home and deck. BONUS 2+ car heated/security parking. Additional private & secure storage space in heated garage. Very low turnover in this condo development. Fantastic access to shopping, dining, entertainment, everything you could need - fantastic location.

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Welcome home! Your new home was amazingly built by Wooddale Builders. Imagine welcoming your guests to this beautifully landscaped home. Open floor plan is great for family & entertaining. With your high ceilings & large windows, natural light abounds. Fabulous maple finishes adorn all levels of this home. The kitchen boasts a command center, island, storage galore, & a view of your fireplace! Cooking is a joy here. Walk out to the Trex deck where you can grill year-round w/the gas line to the grill - no tanks! Spacious owner’s suite w/all you would expect. Junior bedrooms are generously sized. Just wait until you see the lower level! Private, peaceful backyard. There have been a multitude of updates - please ask your agent for details! Fantastic location close to dining, shopping, entertainment & easy access to freeways. The only thing missing is you!

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Classic English Tudor crafted of legendary Steiner & Koppleman quality in the coveted Waterford neighborhood, just min to Historic downtown Excelsior & Lake MTKA. Nestled on a private “South Facing” 0.70 acres lot x/ lovely creek/preserve/wildlife views Home Feat: Large 4 car garage (for Car/boat/Shop enthusiast), updated kitchen w/ SS appliances, Granite CT, white enameled cabinetry, Prof painted throughout, Updates to main lvl/master bath(s), upd main floor laundry, New roof/leaf guard gutters in (2019), newer carpeting main/ upper (2011), Beautifully updated LL in (2020), 3-season porch w/ captivating views, 3 gas FP’s, ample LL storage (18x12 & 16x11), LL wine cellar, LL exercise rm, main floor office/flex room w/ adjacent 3/4 bath, formal/informal dining, formal living rm, 4 bdrm’s up (generous rm sizes), lg mstr ensuite w/ gas FP, RADON system, Close to shopping, lakes, biking trails, parks, DT Minneapolis, airport. This setting & location can’t be replaced. UP NORTH IN THE CITY

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THE B OU N DA RY WAT E R S

ARTICLE BY BILL SCHELLER PHOTOGRAPHY BY VISIT ELY, MINNESOTA

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Back in 1991, I received an assignment from the editor of a magazine whose focus was the islands of the world. “Take your canoe to the Boundary Waters,” she said. “Go for a week or more. And every night, camp out on an island.” It seemed an odd assignment, for a magazine that usually devoted its pages to tropical paradises. And the “camp on islands” angle struck me as just a bit gimmicky. But I took the job, took along a friend, and took nine days to do it right. Along the way, I came to understand the editor’s idea: The Boundary Waters are themselves an island, a world of their own, moated off from the rest of the planet as surely and securely as any speck of land in a tropical sea. More securely, in fact: You can’t jet in for a getaway, you can’t book a suite with a water view, and there’s no one serving drinks on the beach. The Boundary Waters – officially, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – are the pristine heart of Superior National Forest. Their million-plus acres and 1,100 lakes (more than one-tenth of Minnesota’s alleged 10,000) define what I’ve always felt is the signature landscape of North America. Africa has its Serengeti, Australia its vast Outback, South America its Amazon rainforest. North America, for all its bayous and prairies, its deserts and mountains, is best represented by the North Woods, the great boreal forest of conifer and birch dappled with the cold blue lakes of the two-billion-year-old granite of the Canadian Shield. To traverse the North Woods by paddle and portage is to breathe the spirit of our continent, and to hear its loons is to listen to the ancient beating of its heart. Paddling and portaging are what you’ll do in the Boundary Waters: the “Canoe” in “Canoe Area Wilderness” means just that, as it does in Ontario’s adjoining Quetico Provincial Park. Here, where motors are prohibited on all but a few lakes, the loons are louder than the boats. And portages? On our ’91 trip, we lost count of how many times we hefted the canoe and our Duluth packs for overland treks CONTINUED >

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– some short, one about a mile – and on our last day out, we tallied eight portages linking a skein of as many lakes. True, we’d chosen a particularly arduous loop, which began and ended at the entry point where we’d parked our car. But there’s no such thing as a snooze of a trip through the Boundary Waters. But that doesn’t mean you can’t snooze along the way, either literally, or in a metaphoric dream state, suspended outside your daily obligations (don’t bother to bring your phone, as there are few places it’ll work). You can remain at a designated site for up to two weeks, and take a break from progressing on your route by fishing for bass, walleye, and lake trout; drifting about near camp with only an occasional dip of your paddle; or doing nothing at all. I well remember, after just such a morning, lying half awake in the cool green shade of our tent, listening to the wind rushing through the trees. The sides of the tent puffed softly in and out with the breeze, like sails. Being on our island was like being on a great, silent ship, sailing gently and aimlessly with all the other island-ships across a bright blue world made of lake and sky. And at night, especially on a clear night when there are as many stars on the water as there are in the sky, there’s the chance of seeing the Northern Lights. The fact that there are prescribed entry points, along with registration requirements, camping permit fees, and maximum group sizes (nine people, four canoes or kayaks) might seem to undermine the idea of the Boundary Waters as a place detached from civilization. But, ironically, the rules are what keep things wild. A limited number of people are permitted at each entry, each day, and campsites aren’t on top of each other. Along some of the more rigorous routes, even in peak season (July and August, although my preference is either early autumn or that magic spring window between ice-out and black flies) you might be able to count paddlers you meet on one hand, even on a multi-day excursion. I recalled that solitude in my magazine story after our trip. “We felt.” I wrote, “like we owned Minnesota in the 18th century.” The Boundary Waters, then and today, are an island in time, as well as an island on the map.

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Ash St. John Live at Flying Dutchman Spirits

68 01 FLYIN G CLOUD DR, EDEN P R A I R I E | 6 :0 0 P M Join Eden Prairie’s craft distillery for live music every Friday and Saturday evening! July kicks off with Ash St. John, a looping multi-instrumentalist who switches seamlessly between violin and guitar as he floats across genres. Visit Flying Dutchman’s site to see this month’s other upcoming shows! flyingdutchmanspirits.com/events

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Zumba at the Eden Prairie Community Center

16700 VALLEY VIEW R D, EDEN P R A I R I E | 5 :30 P M Ditch the workout. Join the party! Working out has never been so much fun thanks to this dynamic dance program for everybody and every body. Zumba’s easy-to-follow routines incorporate fast and slow rhythms that will improve your cardiovascular endurance. edenprairie.org

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Cornhole Tournament at Fat Pants Brewing Co.

8335 CRYSTAL VIEW R D, EDEN P R A I R I E | 6 :0 0 P M The rhythmic thunking of beanbags is Minnesota’s summer anthem. That is why you must join Eden Prairie’s brewery for their very first Cornhole Tournament! Pay a $10 entry fee. Drink beer. Have fun. Dominate the competition and win a $100 gift card! fatpantsbrewing.com

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501 W 78TH ST, CHAN HAS S EN | 8 :0 0 P M Acoustic guitar master and Emmy Award-winning tunesmith Michael Monroe presents an evening of favorite tunes by the inestimable James Taylor including “Fire and Rain,” “Carolina in my Mind,” “Sweet Baby James” and much more. This one’s so hot you’ll forget to go home! chanhassendt.com

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The Eden Prairie Lions Club's Charity Golf Tournament

6940 DAHLG R EN R D, CHAS KA | 1 1 :0 0 A M The Eden Prairie Lions Club invites the public to sign up for their Charity Golf Tournament, which will be held at the Dahlgreen Golf Course and is open to four-person teams 18 years and older. This is the Eden Prairie Lions Club's first charity golf event in over 15 years! eplionsgolf.org

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Ladies Fair at The Mustard Seed

10000 G R EAT PLAIN S BLVD, C H AS KA | 6 :0 0 P M The Mustard Seed Garden Center’s Ladies Fair is still a long way off – but now is the time to register if you would like to be a vendor at the two-day event spanning 6–9pm on November 4th and 10am–2pm on November 5th! themustardseedinc.com

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