On the morning of July 4th, more than 1,100 neighbors and visitors gathered at the Wayzata Depot & Panoway Lakewalk for one of Wayzata’s most beloved Independence Day traditions: the Flying Flapjack Breakfast, hosted by the Lake Minnetonka Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution.
Now in its 20th year, the event served up hot pancakes with a side of patriotism—flipping flapjacks high into the summer sky and landing them neatly on plates below. The morning’s highlight came with a thunderous colonial gun salute over Lake Minnetonka, a stirring reminder of the country’s origins as early rays shimmered across Wayzata Bay.
All proceeds from the breakfast support suicide prevention efforts for veterans—an enduring cause for the young organizers, who honor service past and present with each plate served.
As one longtime resident put it, “There’s something about hearing muskets crack over the water, a pancake in your hand, and the flag rippling above the lake. It’s Wayzata at its finest.”
—Stay tuned for more Fourth of July scenes, and pick up the printed edition of Wayzata.com for the full text of the Declaration of Independence.
