Mound Real Estate

Mound has been a long time Lake Minnetonka hot spot, offering easy living in a reasonably priced lake front setting. The idyllic lakeshore is a highlight to the homes here, while the community is also known for its several established, family friendly neighborhoods. With Mound’s square footage being half land and half water, many of the homes in Mound are on the water and those on land are not far away. Residents here take great pride in its history and heritage as they continue to make Mound a grand hostess on Lake Minnetonka.

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History of Mound

Mound’s hospitality dates back to the 1850’s, when Mathias Cook built his personal cabin and shortly thereafter opened it up to settlers in need of a place to stay. Cook’s house, as it became known, was a sanctuary for settlers in the then remote northwest corner of the upper lake. By 1876, his hospitality caught on, the Narrows Channel was dredged and the steamers began to bring boatloads of people to enjoy the upper Lake. The newly built Chapman house in addition to Cook’s made for two of the only four hotels on Lake Minnetonka. Known for their good food, comfortable rooms, and great fishing facilities, the hotels also provided outstanding views of Lake Minnetonka and the steamboats that regularly escorted passengers arriving by rail in Spring Park and Excelsior.

Mound Real Estate Today

Mound derives its name from the Native Americans and the burial grounds that originally inhabited the area. Thanks to the pre-historic Indian mounds, this northwestern Lake Minnetonka city has a unique and beautiful bluffed shoreline. Mound began as a township of Minnetrista, named Mound City and was later incorporated as the Village of Mound. It continued to grow as it annexed Island Park, Halstead Heights, Three Points and Shadywood Point, which are presently premier and popular residential areas of Mound.  Read More...