Tonka Bay is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

1852 – Signing of Treaty of Traverse des Sioux that opens up the Lake Minnetonka area to white settlement.

1852 –Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey explores Lake Minnetonka and officially names it “Minne” (Sioux for water) and “Tonka” (Sioux for big or strong).

The Narrows allows boats to pass between Upper and Lower Lake Minnetonka.

1864 - Horticulturist Peter Gideon claimed 160 acres (0.65 km2) in what would become Tonka Bay.

1879 – The Lake Park Hotel is built as part of the Chautauqua movement.

He plants hundreds of acres of orchards that once stood alongside County Road 19.

1901 – Tonka Bay incorporates in response to the need to provide services for its increasingly stable population.

2003 to 2004 – Plaza renamed Tonka Village Shopping Center, Liquor Store sold to County for demolition to make way for County Road 19 reconstruction.

Formerly part of Excelsior Township, Tonka Bay was incorporated as an independent village in 1901.

18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of 2017, the latest champion of the USA Rink Bandy League is Tonka Bay Bombers.