Lake Minnetonka Real Estate

Daniel & Elisha Gustafson Listings:
Steepleview Farm, Delano: $4,500,000
NEED: DIRECT LAKESHORE TO $4.5 MILLION
Buy or sell – (952) 473-1000
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Steepleview Equestrian Property for Sale in Franklin Township (Delano).

Lake Minnetonka Association

  • Dick Osgood: Time to Downsize Milfoil Harvesting

    The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) is contemplating replacing a damaged harvester (the LMCD’s harvester fleet totals three harvesters).  The Lake Minnetonka Association, representing the interests of our members, believes replacing the third harvester is ill advised and asks the LMCD to not replace the harvester. Over the past 12 years in this job, complaints…

  • DICK OSGOOD: Due Diligence

    The Lake Minnetonka Association (LMA) receives concerns from time to time about supporting the use of chemicals for controlling milfoil in Lake Minnetonka. Recently, an anonymous person commented: “While we do believe the LMA has done a good job to mitigate these risks (e.g., concentration levels, application, etc.), we’d prefer to avoid the use of…

  • DICK OSGOOD: New aquatic invasive species laws

    Dick Osgood Aquatic invasive species (AIS) commanded some attention at the legislature this past session. The governor, with the support of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), proposed new laws and funding early in the session – a step long-awaited. Now, with the regular legislative session over, the policy-related elements of the AIS bills…

  • Zebra Mussel’s Ugly Cousin: Dick Osgood

    Guest columnist Dick Osgood. Zebra Mussel’s Ugly Cousin We were all disappointed last summer to learn of the discovery of zebra mussels in Lake Minnetonka. After a decade of warning that we were inadequately protected, zebra mussels invaded our lake. Now, Lake Minnetonka, along with Gull Lake, Prior Lake, the Alexandria Chain of Lakes and…

  • DICK OSGOOD: A Milfoil Plan for All of Lake Minnetonka

    Guest columnist Dick Osgood. Eurasian water milfoil was discovered in Lake Minnetonka in 1987 – the first lake in Minnesota to have milfoil. Within a couple years, the pesky plant spread throughout the lake and has been problematic since that time – I estimate there are up to 5,000 acres of milfoil in Lake Minnetonka.…

  • Wayzata City Council Tackles Milfoil, TIF District Amendments, and Skate Park Dilemma

    The Wayzata City Council convened on September 16, 2008, addressing various matters affecting the community. Milfoil-Free Lake Minnetonka:Dick Osgood, Executive Director of the Lake Minnetonka Association, presented the Milfoil-Free program to the Wayzata City Council. The program, a collaboration between the Lake Minnetonka Association and Lake Minnetonka Conservation District, executed herbicide treatments in Gray’s Bay,…