Shorewood three-year-old Tryg Carlson gets ready for corn dog goodness near the bandstand on Excelsior Commons during the annual Independence Day festivities Thursday, July 4, on Lake Minnetonka.
Hammer resident Jason Dahl, right, puts his Minnesota Vikings cap on standard poodle Dottie Pepper, while Dottie's owner, volunteer Nancy Skoyles Greenberg, right, looks on during their 'field trip' to the Jersey House Thursday, June 13, in Golden Valley. Hammer is celebrating it's 90th anniversary this year.