Minnetonka Real Estate Listings of Houses and Homes for Sale in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Minnetonka

The Dakota and Ojibway tribes first settled in the Minnetonka area. They believed that the land around Lake Minnetonka was the home of a legendary extinct race. The first recorded European exploration of the area occurred in 1822. Thirty years later, a claim was staked on Minnehaha Creek. A sawmill was soon constructed, around which the Minnetonka Mills community developed-the first permanent European settlement west of Minneapolis in Hennepin County.

The Charles H. Burwell Historic Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Minnetonka Landmark. The site includes a mill worker’s cottage, Mr. Burwell’s Mill Office, a woodshed and an icehouse. Tours are offered and the site also hosts several annual community events. An Ice Cream Social is held on the last day of June, Heritage Day takes place at the end of September and December brings a Holiday Open House. Each event offers free tours of the house, along with entertainment, refreshments and more.

There are plenty of things to do in Minnetonka other than visiting the Burwell house. The Civic Center Park hosts the annual Minnetonka Summer Festival and is available to serve neighborhood and community needs. The park is also home to a community center, city hall, a fire station and two ice arenas. Libbs Lake Beach is connected by channel to Minnehaha Creek and provides beach amenities. Quiet, peaceful Linner Park preserves the area’s natural wetlands and contains many natural features specific to the area. Meadow Park encompasses 100 acres and offers a playground, hockey rinks, tennis courts and more.

Students in Minnetonka are served by three separate districts: Hopkins School District No. 270, Minnetonka School District No. 276 and Wayzata School District No. 284. For those interested in attending private school, Accell Academy, Immaculate Heart of Mary and Minnetonka Christian Academy are located in town. For post-secondary education, the University of Minnesota, Dunwoody College of Technology and several community and technical schools are located just minutes away in Minneapolis.