Excelsior, Minnesota museums and historical places, theaters, art galleries, entertainment venues, attractions and events, as well as local recreational and sports programs, teams and facilities are appropriate topics for this category.
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Excelsior American Legion Baseball
Sponsored by the Excelsior, Minnesota Legion Post #259, the the baseball program is made up of two teams, a senior and a junior squad, serving youth from sixteen to nineteen years of age, largely within the Minnetonka School District. Schedules, rosters, staff contacts, and schedules are posted, and game highlights are included.
http://excelsiorlegionbaseball.pointstreaksites.com/
The three-day festival in Excelsior, Minnesota has its origins in Germany more than four hundred years ago, and takes place during the Advent Season to celebrate the coming of the Christ child. Sponsored by the Excelsior Christmas Group, a non-profit organization, the event features a variety of German traditions combined with others that are uniquely Minnesotan, such as parades, trolley rides, Alaskan reindeer, music, and several activities for the children, as well as German treats and gifts.
http://www.excelsiorchristkindlsmarkt.com/
Created in 2004, when the Minnesota Transportation Museum spun off its streetcar and steamboat operations to the Minnesota Streetcar Museum and the Museum of Lake Minnetonka, the MSM is focused on the preservation of Minnesota's electric railway history through the acquisition, restoration and operation of historic streetcars at the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line in Minneapolis and the Excelsior Streetcar Line in Excelsior, as well as the collection of artifacts, documents and photographs.
http://www.trolleyride.org/
The Minnehaha transported tourists and travelers on Lake Minnetonka from 1906 to 1926, when it sank to the bottom of the lake. Salvaged in 1980 and restored, the steamboat was returned to passenger service in 1996, and has operated on the lake ever since. Owned and operated by the Museum of Lake Minnetonka, its history and features are highlighted and shown in photographs and video. Timetables, charters, dock maps, and online ticket sales are available.
https://www.steamboatminnehaha.org/
Located in the Port of Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minnesota, the business offers kayak and paddleboard rentals and sales, operates a seasonal concession stand specializing in ice cream treats, and sells tickets for the Steamboat Minnehaha. Its hours of operation, a concession menu, and an overview of its products, prices and policies are put forward, and its location is shown on a map.
http://www.tonkatrolley.com/
