A century ago this May, a wooden roller coaster began rumbling high above Lake Minnetonka as Excelsior Amusement Park was ...

EXCELSIOR – A Savage author has penned a book about the history of the amusement park in Excelsior. In it, he addresses the closing of the park. In “Excelsior Amusement Park: Playground of the ...

the Excelsior Park Pavilion, the Excelsior Amusement Park Ballroom, the Medina Ballroom, Paradise Ballroom in Waconia, on the streets of Excelsior and, on one occasion, a barge. As years passed ...