Excelsior Morning Rotary Club

Did you know? 🎢 Our fireworks tradition found a lasting home from 1925 to 1973 at Excelsior Amusement Park, organized in its early years by the American Legion. For nearly five decades, families lined the lakeshore each Fourth of July to watch the show light up the bay. After the park closed, festivities returned around 1976, with the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce eventually carrying the tradition forward.

Early displays were modest by today’s standards — brief, small, and sometimes staged by lakeside hotels like the Lafayette in Minnetonka Beach to draw overnight guests. Excelsior, a quiet and devout town, saw most visitors catch the last train home before dark. Different times, different technology — but the same spirit of community gathering under a summer sky.

🙌 This year’s celebration is only possible because of the generosity of our sponsors and community partners. Their support ensures that neighbors of every generation can gather near the South Lake Minnetonka shoreline to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary in spectacular fashion. Thank you for making it happen! And a special thanks to our Platinum Sponsor, Howard's Point Marina Inc.

➡️ Find all the details about the South Lake Minnetonka Fireworks at excelsiorfireworks.com

Next week's Rotary meeting on Wednesday, July 1 will feature outgoing 2025-26 Excelsior Morning Rotary President Zarir Erani, as he recaps the year and introduces our 2026-27 President, Stephanie Tollefson. ⚙💛

🗓 Our weekly meetings are hosted at Maynards in Excelsior (6:45 a.m.). Bringing a friend? Both members and guests are welcome to join!

🔗 Find more upcoming Rotary guests and topics online at excelsiormorningrotary.org/speakers