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Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

Explore the fascinating, sometimes tragic, and little-known history of St. Louis Bay, located on Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka. Local filmmaker Robert Nye, with two noted Lake Minnetonka historians and an underwater explorer present the story of this portion of the lake. Images from below the lake’s surface provide evidence of a bygone era which included the first large resort hotel on Minnetonka.

Beneath the Surface is a local public television program presented by Twin Cities PBS

Beneath the Surface

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Lake Minnetonka’s St. Louis Bay holds a fascinating, sometimes tragic, and little-known history. (23m 20s)

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