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Tin Fish is a restaurant in this beach house on the shore of Lake Calhoun in Uptown, Minneapolis. It’s a wonderful place to sit and watch the people. According to the signs, they have free wi-fi, so I probably should treat y’all to a blog post live from the shores of Lake Calhoun in Uptown.

Before Tin Fish, this was an ice cream shop run by the city. There was one in the bandshell on Harriet as well. I’m not sure what’s there now, maybe someone will leave a comment and share. Anyhow, these two ice cream shops were only open in the summer. They were the only food vendors for all three of the lakes. How much money did the city make with this bonanza of a monopoly? Nothing, in fact, during the last year of operation, they lost $86,000 — selling ice cream at the lake. you’ve got to be quite the screw-up to do that. I never heard the details on how that was done, though I’d imagine the kids working there were giving away the store to their friends and desired friends. Again, if you know more of this story, please comment!

If you get a chance, stop over there and try it out, my favorite is the sampler plate.