The Wayzata Historical Society will celebrate it’s 40th Anniversary with a public event on Thursday, August 4th, 2022.
Attendees can expect history themed bingo and trivia, winners will receive prizes.
A signed Lloyd Borg print will be given away to one lucky guest.
Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, fruit, and a celebration desert will be available on site with food service provided by the Wayzata Bar & Grill for the nominal fee of $5.
Live music will also be performed by Ipso Facto, a Minneapolis based reggae/funk/jazz band that has played for audiences around the world.
The event will take place at the Wayzata Depot, located at 402 East Lake Street in Downtown Wayzata, and will take place rain or shine.
Come on out to downtown Wayzata for the Light up the Lake Festival on November 28th and 29th!
Light Up the Lake Festival info provided by the City of Wayzata:
“Bring your family and friends to join in the festivities and shop local this holiday season. The festivities kick off at 12 p.m. Friday with a winter market at the Gatherings (309 Lake Street E.) and then at 4 p.m. there will be free horse-drawn carriage rides on Lake Street and Santa’s reindeer at the Depot. The evening continues with choir and theater performances, hot beverages, a visit from the Big Man himself, and, of course, the lighting of Wayzata’s tree with Mayor Willcox, followed by a parade of lights on Lake Street with the Fire Department.
On Saturday, November 29, shop Wayzata for Small Business Saturday! Trolley and carriage rides continue on Saturday from 12 – 5 p.m. and the winter market 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Then 2 – 5 p.m. is the Lake Street Holiday Hop. Stop at participating restaurants on Lake Street for the first ever Holiday Hop. Gianni’s, 6Smith, Cov, Sushi Fix, Wayzata Bar and Grill, Lunds and Byerly’s Kitchen, Peoples Organic and more are all on the list. Begin at Gianni’s or 6Smith to receive your punch card to present at each restaurant for their free or discounted food or beverage item! If you visit each restaurant drop your punch card off to be entered into a drawing for a $500 American Express gift card. Register here for this fun event.”
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The St. Paul Globe published this story of Frank Millman’s death being ruled a murder and not a suicide by the County Coroner. According to the article, his body was found near the Wayzata Depot, and a bullet was found in his brain.
The Wayzata Depot is in a Facebook popularity contest. Submitted Photo.
THE WAYZATA DEPOT SELECTED AS ONE OF 25 METRO-AREA HISTORIC SITES TO PARTICIPATE IN PARTNERS IN PRESERVATION PROGRAM
The Wayzata Depot is one of 25 historic places competing in Facebook voting contest for funding from American Express and National Trust for Historic Preservation
The City of Wayzata is happy to announce that American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation just named the Wayzata Depot as one of only 25 local historic places selected to participate in Partners in Preservation and are eligible to receive preservation funding from American Express.
Beginning September 20th until October 12th, the Wayzata Depot will be competing in a Facebook voting contest, with a total of $1 million in grants going towards preservation projects. The public will be voting for the places they want receive funding at www.facebook.com/PartnersinPreservation. The historic place that receives most votes is guaranteed to receive funding. If the Wayzata Depot wins, the City would look to replace the aging roof and repaint the building.
About Partners in Preservation
Launched in 2006, Partners in Preservation is a program in which American Express, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has awarded $5.5 million over a five-year period toward preserving 56 historic places throughout the United States. American Express renewed its commitment to Partners in Preservation in 2010 by pledging $10 million toward the program over the next five years. Through this partnership, American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation seek to increase the public’s awareness of the importance of historic preservation in the United States and to preserve America’s historic and cultural places. The program also seeks to inspire long-term support from local citizens for the historic sites at the heart of their communities.
About the Wayzata Depot
The Tudor revival Style railway station built for the Great Northern Railroad in 1906 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a local heritage preservation site. Designed by the St. Paul architect Samuel L. Bartlett (1868-1944), it was intended to reflect the prestige of the Great Northern as well as Wayzata’s economic and social character.
The Wayzata Depot is a significant example of small town train depots that were common across Minnesota at the turn of the century. The Depot was the result of a decades-long confrontation between the community and James J. Hill, who owned the Great Northern Railroad. Hill constructed the first depot outside the downtown, but after a long battle the City prevailed and this English Tudor style Depot was constructed in 1906 as the primary stop for all passenger rail. The building is now home to Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce and the Wayzata Historical Society, which displays train memorabilia and other historical information. The Depot and its grounds also serve as a major destination point for the community, hosting a garden model railroad, community concerts, and the docking terminus for the Steamboat Minnehaha. For more information, visit www.WayzataDepot.com.
Stay tuned to Wayzata.com, your Wayzata Depot Facebook popularity contest leader.
A musician entertains guests at the Wayzata Chamber picnic.
The Wayzata Chamber of Commerce had their annual picnic on July 28, 2011. It was held at the Wayzata Depot with about 150 guests in attendance.
“It went really well!” said Nicole Biskey, Membership Services Director at Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce. The event featured Java Jam, an instrumental jazz band, complementary hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon, root beer floats etc.
The picnic was a way of saying thanks to all the members. “It was like an old fashion company picnic,” explained Biskey.
The Wayzata Fire Department made a quick run down to the Wayzata Depot today for a fire alarm. Turns out the whole thing was caused by a spider web that had been draped over a fire alarm within the building, according to Wayzata Chamber President Peggy Douglas.a2a_linkname=”Wayzata.com”;a2a_linkurl=”http://www.wayzata.com”;
The Chamber has occupied the Wayzata Depot since the late 1970’s. This is the first time the alarm has gone off to Douglas’ recollection. “It’s never gone off, not since we have been here! What a little spider can do!”
Wayzata Chamber President Peggy Douglas leaves the Wayzata Depot in front of Wayzata Firefighter Dan Day. A spider web set off a false alarm this afternoon. Photo Dan Gustafson.
Mike Binkley of WCCO TV visits the Wayzata Depot to show Twin Cities residents a simpler time amidst all the progress on Lake Minnetonka over the last 100 years.
Hours for the Museum are from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. If you need more information, call the Wayzata Historical Society at 952.473.3631 or visit the on the web at www.WayataHistoricalSociety.org.
Found this video on Youtube tonight and thought you might find it interesting. It shows a view looking west past the Boat Works and the TCF Building, and then flips around to give you a great shot of the train as it moves past the Wayzata Depot.
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