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Lake Elmo

Lake Elmo presents a unique marriage between beautiful rural countryside and suburban convenience. Located just southwest of Stillwater and all its conveniences and located fifteen miles from St. Paul, the city presents the opportunities of large suburbs but maintains the privacy and country feel of rural farmland. Up until recently, Lake Elmo consisted entirely of farmland, and today the city retains its bucolic charm.

Lake Elmo offers a large amount of open space and land for its 8,500 residents. The town is fairly large, offering 25 square miles of land. With its namesake lake and a number of smaller lakes, the town also offers one-and-a-half square miles of water, compromising 6.5% of the city’s total area – making both beautiful farmland and lakeside homes a possibility in Lake Elmo.

But don’t let its bucolic charm fool you: Lake Elmo affords residents a number of conveniences in the nearby town of Stillwater. A short five to ten minutes is all it takes to reach Stillwater’s historic downtown center, with its shopping sites, historic bookstores, antique shops, restaurants, and more. Lake Elmo residents thus enjoy their privacy and open spaces while still only a few miles from shopping centers and suburban conveniences. The St. Croix River Valley and Stillwater’s historic sites make a great nearby stop for Lake Elmo residents.

And in addition to being so close to Stillwater, Lake Elmo homes are also only a fifteen-minute drive from St. Paul. All the restaurants, nightlife, shopping and conveniences of the city are a short drive away. This, combined with Lake Elmo’s proximity to historic Stillwater, makes it a very unique combination of rural pleasantness and suburban convenience. There are very few towns that can both of Lake Elmo’s attributes.

But Lake Elmo has plenty to offer on its own accord. Lake Elmo’s open space affords its residents the rich opportunities of its parkland: in total, the city is home to a total of 18 parks. The well-maintained parkland provides for organized sports for children and adult residents, relaxation, physical activity and exercise, casual play, nature appreciation and a gathering place for residents. Each park offers open space and recreational facilities, and the large number of parks and of parkland affords Lake Elmo residents the convenience of a nearby park wherever they live. The large number of parks also enables each park to be highly distinguished from each other, offering unique amenities: whether it’s a picnic by the lake or playground amenities or a running or biking trail, Lake Elmo parkland offers any number of recreational opportunities in its beautiful, open spaces.

And aside from those open spaces, as its name would suggest, Lake Elmo has a lot of Lakeland to offer its residents. The Lake Elmo Park Reserve protects the parkland that surrounds Lake Elmo and Eagle Point Lake, which wrap around the south of the city. In the northwest, Lake Demontreville, Olson Lake and Lake Jane provide three large lakes nearby Lake Elmo residents, providing Lake Elmo homeowners with nearby recreational lakeshore for fishing, swimming and picnics by the lake. In the east of Lake Elmo, Sunfish Lake and Clear Lake provide two more recreational lake outlets for Lake Elmo homeowners. Besides these major lakes, the city includes a number of smaller lakes and ponds scattered throughout its beautiful rural countryside.

Lake Elmo offers a unique combination of beautiful, bucolic countryside and suburban convenience in nearby Stillwater and St. Paul. That combination, together with Lake Elmo’s beautiful lakes and parkland, is more than enough attract a number of Lake Elmo homeowners. Lake Elmo houses and homes offer all this and more, making it a beautiful place to call home.

Lake Elmo Schools

One of the many reasons Lake Elmo makes such a great place to live, besides its beautiful countryside and convenient location between Stillwater and St. Paul, is its outstanding school system. Lake Elmo is home to a number of schools. Public schools in the area include the following:

• Lake Elmo Elementary school, a K-6^th grade elementary school at http://lakeelmo.stillwater.k12.mn.us/
• Oak-Land Junior High School, a 7^th-9^th grade school serving approximately 1,000 students at http://oakland.stillwater.k12.mn.us/
• Stillwater Area High School, serving grades 9-12 at http://highschool.stillwater.k12.mn.us/

In addition to these public schools, Lake Elmo is also home to a private college, Rasmussen College. Other public and private schools can be found in nearby towns.

Lake Elmo Hotspots

Restaurants

1. Lake Elmo Inn: The Lake Elmo Inn is home to casual elegant American dining and features a full bar, a fireplace, private rooms and more, making fine dining in your own Lake Elmo Backyard available close to home.
2. The Machine Shed: The Machine Shed features great American food in a fantastic atmosphere. Portions are huge, service is outstanding, and prices are very reasonable.
3. Ray J’s American Grill: Ray J’s features delicious food and an awesome selection of beer and wine. A really fun atmosphere combined with the nachos, wings and food of a sports bar makes Ray J’s a great place to hang out and eat or to grab a drink.
4. Freight House: Freight House is home to a variety of food in a trendy-chic atmosphere and ambience. With a great location and fantastic service, Freight House is home to a great number of delicious meals.
5. Minnesota Zephyr: Minnesota Zephyr is an elegant dining train home to traditional American food. The Zephyr offers a journey back in time to the 1940’s, and thus is quite a unique dining experience.

Entertainment

1. Aamodt’s Apple Farm: The apple farm provides Lake Elmo residents an opportunity to spend an afternoon apple picking and sampling the huge variety of delicious apples grown locally. Activities include hay rides, sleigh rides, mazes and more.
2. Aamodt’s Hot Air Balloons: Aamodt’s also offers a truly unique experience in addition to its apple farm with hot air balloon rides. On a nice day with great weather, a hot air balloon ride can give you incredible views of the entire neighborhood.
3. Twin Points Tavern: Twin Points not only offers great food but is also home to live music every weekend, making it a great place for Lake Elmo residents to hang out.
4. Gondola Romantica: Gondola Romantica offers a unique experience – romantic cruises on authentic Venetian Gondolas along the scenic St. Croix River.
5. Vali-Hi Drive In Theatre: The drive in theatre offers one of the only drive in movie theatres in the entire Twin Cities. For under $8 (free for children 12 and younger) you can relax in your car, lawn chair or sleeping bag and watch three movies while grilling, playing ball or whatever you like.

Leisure

1. Oak Glen Country Club: Offering a full golf course in nearby Stillwater, Oak Glen features a well-manicured course and a beautiful location as well as the other amenities of a country club.
2. Stillwater Country Club: Stillwater Country Club offers a beautiful 18 hole private golf course overlooking the scenic St. Croix River Valley. The championship course is well manicured and the club offers a number of amenities.
3. Lions Park: Lake Elmo’s Lion’s Park is a large park with playgrounds, an ice rink and warming house in the winter, basketball, tennis and volley ball courts and more.
4. St. Croix Valley Recreation Center: The local recreation center offers a nice ice arena, several indoor fields for playing and sports and a number of other recreational amenities.
5. St. Croix Boats & Packets: St. Croix Boats offers outstanding cruises for family events, birthdays and parties. The spacious boats and delicious food along the beautiful river, all for a very agreeable price, makes the business definitely one for Lake Elmo residents to check out.

Churches

1. Christ Lutheran Church ELCA
2. Rockpoint Church
3. Valley Creek Church
4. Hope Evangelical Free Church
5. Guardian Angels Catholic Church

Lake Elmo Community Events

As a largely rural community, Lake Elmo residents often travel to nearby Stillwater to take part in the community festivities. Some highlights from around the year include the following:

• Christmas celebrations, with treats, caroling, Christmas trees and more
• The Harvest Day Festival, with hayrides, fresh farm market produce and more
• Fourth of July fireworks, dinner cruises, and more
• Halloween parties

There is usually something happening every day in Stillwater, from live Irish music to art festivals. Visit http://stillwaterchamber.chambermaster.com/directory/events.jsp?ccid=257&aname=1 for information on what’s happening today!

Lake Elmo Parks and Lakes

As its name suggests, Lake Elmo is home to a number or lakes and parks. In total, the city is home to 18 parks. Some of the more popular parks in the city include the following:

• Lions Park, a large park with playgrounds, an ice rink, basketball, tennis and volley ball courts and more
• Sunfish Lake Park
• Heritage Park
• Carriage Station Park
• Lake Demontreville
• Olson Lake
• Lake Jane
• Clear Lake

For a complete list of Lake Elmo’s parks and amenities, visit http://www.lakeelmo.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={AE0806F2-4277-409F-B803-04865BEC4DFB.

Lake Elmo is also home to a number of scenic and beautiful lakes (as its name suggests). They including the following:

• Lake Elmo
• Sunfish Lake
• Eagle Point Lake

In addition to these large lakes, there are a number of smaller lakes and ponds in the Lake Elmo area.