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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (70236)	8/18/2008 10:13:59 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

That photo was taken from a plane. The Tonka Toys Corporation was located in the city of Mound, on the west end of the lake. The city got its name from the prehistoric Indian mounds there. I grew up further out to the west, but some folks from my home town commuted to work at Tonka Toys. Hasbro bought out Tonka Toys in 1991, and I suppose the stuff is made in China now. Lake Minnetonka is a pretty swank area, with lots of pricy property. A hundred years ago Minneapolis had a major street car system with a line running out to the lake, and ferry connections to resorts and other points on the lake. Parts of the system have been restored... TRAINS, TROLLEYS AND STEAMBOATS trolleyride.org