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Former American Idol Contestent Plays Free Show on Lake Minnetonka

Oake on the Water returned to Lake Minnetonka Thursday with a top-three American Idol finisher. Have photos from yesterday's show? Post them on Patch using the upload button below and share them with the community!

A former American Idol contestent came to Lake Minnetonka yesterday for a free outdoor concert at .

Haley Reinhart, who placed third in season No. 10 of American Idol, was the latest guest of Brian Oake and Cities 97's popular "Oake on the Water" summer concert series.

The 21-year-old sang about four tracks during her approximate 15 minutes on stage.

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Reinhart's last performance on American Idol came back in January in front of judges Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez. Scotty McCreery eventually won Season 10 of the popular primetime reality show.

Yesterday was the seventh time "Oake on the Water" has visited Lake Minnetonka this summer, where it began 10 years ago. The traveling summer concert series has also made regular stops at both and the , as well as Lord Fletcher's. Guests this summer have included , and Greycoats.

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