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Lake Minnetonka’s Big Island once had an amusement park. Why did it close?

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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.

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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.

·Minneapolis, United States
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Star Tribune broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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