A view across the water toward Spirit Island, a small wooded islet on Lake Minnetonka, with a rocky shoreline and lawn in the right foreground and a distant tree-lined island on the horizon. Lake Minnetonka, west of Minneapolis, was one of the Twin Cities' premier summer resort lakes in the early 20th century, ringed by hotels, pavilions and steamboat landings. Spirit Island was among the lake's best-known landmarks and a frequent subject for postcard photographers and publishers.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear friend, will write a few lines to
let you know that we are all well at present
and hope this will find you the same
We have got quite a lot of snow here
it is about two feet deep
there is [illegible]
[illegible] address [illegible]
from your friend [illegible]
PostmarkedMinneapolis, MN, February 19, 1910, 13:00
Red printed caption at upper left and card number 10345 at upper right; grainy color lithograph texture, image runs to the edge with no white border; worn corners and light edge wear, small crease at lower right.
Postmark: MINNEAPOLIS MINN. FEB 19 1-PM 1910 (with a second wavy machine cancel reading "LYND... C"). Divided-back card with green "Post Card" heading; imprint along left edge "Made in Germany. A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York." Light wear and a small crease at the lower-left corner.
Cite this card
Spirit Island, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/spirit-island-lake-minnetonka-minnesota-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.
