Oak Hill Cemetery Tour
Event Information
Description
Join historian Scott D. McGinnis at the top of Oak Hill as he leads a tour of historic Oak Hill Cemetery—Excelsior’s burial ground since the 1850’s. Scott will highlight the lives and deaths of the area’s settlers and will answer questions about those buried here.
This tour includes standing and walking over steep uneven terrain.
Parking is limited: Park at the bottom of the hill, meet us at the top. We will spiral back down close to where the cars are parked.
Organizer Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Organizer of Oak Hill Cemetery Tour
Founded in 1972, the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society preserves the history of Lake Minnetonka and the communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood, and Tonka Bay.
The Society’s Museum and Archives are free and open to the public, and hold a large collection of historical artifacts and documents. It regularly presents programs and publishes books on topics of local historical interest.
