gallery video gallery blog tickets standard cruises special event cruises specialty cruises charters contact contact directions the legend continues ... debuting in 1906 as an extension of the twin cities streetcar system the minnehaha provided fast and reliable transportation for the tourists and residents of lake minnetonka for nearly twenty years . rising popularity in automobiles caused for her scuttling in 1926 though and for more than five subsequent decades the minnehaha lay forgotten at the bottom of the lake . that changed however in 1980 when a salvage team discovered her and raised her back to the surface . finally after a complete restoration the minnehaha returned to passenger service in 1996 and has operated on lake minnetonka every season since . the minnehaha is currently owned maintained and operated by the museum of lake minnetonka a nonprofit all volunteer organization based in excelsior minnesota . you can now sail aboard her on weekends and holidays throughout the summer and autumn seasons . take a ride back in history latest news timetable charters dock maps handicap info volunteer donate the museum of lake minnetonka 37 water street excelsior mn 55331 mail steamboatminnehaha.org 952 474 2115 subscribe to bi annual enewsletter follow like us copyright the museum of lake minnetonka