When visitors tour Minnetonka’s Burwell House , how will they interpret the legacy of Charles Henry Burwell? Will visits to the home underscore the importance of preserving historic venues? When it came time to bring a new residential care service to Minnetonka, a CEO’s childhood home was transformed to house and support aging residents. Here, too, is an interesting way to reinvent a family home—this time to create a legacy of care for those in need of specialized attention. Others have turned to the written word to underscore their legacies. A good autobiography or biography often leads us to examine our own life stories. Kingston Fletcher of Wayzata penned his autobiography. (“The written word is something you can hold onto. Money won’t do it,” he says.) In the book, he shares with readers a legacy of a life well-lived and a successful business career that took him around the globe— and right back home to Lake Minnetonka. But be sure to read our Tastemakers. Tony Ostlund of Long Lake’s Primo Plate & Pours.
