Curved drive to the entrance of the Lafayette Club shows the canopy leading to the front door, and the one-story white arches of the front fa??ade, postmarked 1965.
Formal flower gardens at Highcroft overlook Lake Minnetonka. This was the home of the Peavey grain milling family in Ferndale. House was razed in the early 1950s.
In the center of this lakeside picnic area is a barbecue in the shape of a miniature lighthouse in brick, built by WPA in the mid1930s. It is surrounded by cement picnic tables and benches. Mound Pavilion offers coffee, ice cream and candy.
Lyman Lodge hosted the Minneapolis YWCA camp on Lake Minnetonka. A sidewalk brings campers from the lake shore Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad tracks up to the lodge. Camp activities included archery and swimming, postmarked 1940.
This Interior view of the Excelsior Park ballroom shows a few couples on the shiny, wooden dance floor, a band on the band stand, and a wall of windows facing Lake Minnetonka.
The Degree of Honor Summer Camp's recreation hall floor is marked with lines for games. There is a stage at the far end of the room, a piano, and plenty of wicker and wooden chairs.