“Focus on capabilities instead of limitations.” This sounds like a phrase that could grace a cheesy inspirational poster, but it’s actually a theme...
August 2025
Youth Art and Craft Market Returns for 10th Year
Shop artwork and goods made by local youth. The annual Youth Art and Craft Market is back for its 10th year on August 14. Hosted by Prior...
Annual Lakeville Art Festival Celebrates Creativity
Set on the scenic grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center, the annual Lakeville Art Festival offers an intimate setting to shop unique works of...
Sarah Lang Introduces Families to Global Flavors
Around the world in a few bites. Sarah Lang never planned on becoming a professional chef. The Lakeville resident didn’t attend culinary school, nor...
Sliding Into Prior Lake
In 1928, Tom Simpkins, the owner of Green Heights resort on Prior Lake, built a 35-foot by 116-foot wooden water slide. Small toboggans were used to...
Travel Agent Cheryl Leitschuh Offers Well-Aged Adventure
Travel agent Cheryl Leitschuh helps clients plan meaningful, comfortable trips in their 60s, 70s and beyond. “Travel is like a puzzle,” says Cheryl...
Lakeville North High School Student Garners Artistic Recognition
Lakeville North High School senior Fiona Hamer’s self-portrait earned an Honorable Mention at the Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards last spring. “I...
Three Smoothies To Start Your Morning Right
Getting out the door in the morning for work, school or otherwise can present some challenges, and it’s important to fuel up for the day ahead....
Green Heron Fishing at Lebanon Hills Park
Hobbyist photographer Mark Dobbelmann captures a Green Heron searching for its meal. If there’s one similarity between photography and birding, it’s...
Meet Four Local High School Students Who Shine Bright
When we asked local high school administrators to nominate incoming high school seniors who are making a positive impact in their school community,...
Applewood Orchard Opens for the Season
From First Kiss to Snow Sweet, apples abound from late August through October at Applewood Orchard. Since it opened to the public in 1999, the...
Prior Lake’s Miracle League Field Provides Opportunities for All
The Koenigs could see the problem clearly in their own family: They had two kids, and one had an abundance of opportunities to pursue activities,...
Books from Local Author
Doorman Wanted by Glenn R. Miller Henry Franken inherits a fortune and a residential building on the Upper East Side of New York from his late...
Mountain Golf Takes a Swing at Tradition
Mountain golf is a challenging combination of the classic game and wild terrain. For as long as Robert and David Linner can remember, mountain golf...
