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Stinger, Tim McGraw, and his wife, Faith Hill, are going to play the Excell Energy Center this weekend. But before they go ahead and do that, they're going to be at a benefit on Lake Minnetonka to raise money for families of military members. It is a home, it's at the home, rather, of the owner of the Minnesota-based Snap Fitness. WCCO's Jennifer Merrily found out why he decided to open up the private show to boaters.

The stage is nearly set for Grammy Award winning singer Tim McGraw.

The country crooner will play for 400 on Sunday and what's being called Liberty on the Lake.

This is a snap fitness event, but the benefactor is folds of honor.

And folds of honor, when you boil it down down it's about paying for education of the children of families of fallen soldiers snap fitness

owner Peter Toughton serves on the board of the nonprofit he brought together his

passion for philanthropy with a new partner in business and fellow supporter of

veteran causes Tim McGraw.

The concert venue is set on Townton's Lakefront Estate on Palmer Point.

We wanted to make sure that this event, it felt exclusive for all of our guests.

The show will raise nearly $200,000 for scholarships.

The need is huge.

All of that stays in Minnesota, four Minnesota families. These people have made sacrifices, and in some cases the ultimate sacrifice, and it recognizes their loved one for what they did for our country. In the spirit of raising awareness, Toughton decided to open the event up to whoever can make it on the water. So we promoted it saying, look, come by boat.

We spent a lot of money putting speakers along the shoreline, so acoustically they're going to

experience the concert as well.

We design the stage, as you see, where Tim can very easily turn around face the lake crowd.

Jennifer Marylee, WCCO 4 News.

And we've heard of people who plan to park their boats tomorrow to get a good spot on the water.

Now the event is not until Sunday. It goes from 1130 until 3 o'clock with Tim McGraw on stage around 1.30.

Palmer points near the southwest corner of Lake Manitanka, and that'll be the place to be.

We have a lot more information on Fulbs of honor and the good work they do at WCCO.com slash links.

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