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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 9, 2023For more information, contact:Brady Moeller Enhancing Community Engagement and Accessibility Fostering Connectivity and Knowledge in Carver County through Digital Innovation CHASKA, MN -- Carver County Community Development Agency (CDA) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website “Choose Carver County”, developed in collaboration with Golden...

For More Than 160 Years, This Small Town Has Hosted The Longest-Running Festival in Minnesota
Aug 18 2023In 1861, a group of German immigrants in Carver County, Minnesota were nostalgic for their homeland and some of the culture they had left behind. One man came up with the idea of gathering of folks together (at the time, men) for a picnic and traditional songs. That first gathering...

The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) said that visits to metro area regional parks and trails hit an all-time high in 2022 with 69 million visits. 2022 park and trail visits were up 6.4% from 2021.The most popular location was the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes which had 7.5 million visits, the...

CHANHASSEN, Minn. -- Minnesota's most famous musician is now honored in the city he called home for years. A new highway sign memorializes Prince on the road that rolls right past Paisley Park. It's hard to miss the dedication sign, because it is, of course, purple. Along a 7-mile stretch...

After 26 years, the Eden Prairie-based Prairie School of Dance is making a home for itself in Chanhassen.The school was founded in 1997 by Sarah Linner Quie, whose husband was a pastor at Prairie Lutheran Church at the time.To view the full article, visit the SWNewsmedia website here.

What started off as a childhood nickname for Jeff Misgen has expanded into a two-location pizza business called Mizzy’s Pizza, now with a restaurant in Carver.Mizzy’s Pizza, owned by Carver residents Jeff and DeAnn Misgen, officially opened July 12 after two years of construction and development of the business.To view...

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is regarded as the nation’s largest dinner theater. The product that CDT puts out is 100% Minnesota-made. They’ve hosted over 12.5 million guests in their 50 year history with professionally performed shows for all audiances.And there are many Duluth ties to Chanhassen, whether it be the crew...