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White Bear Lake

Writers from all across America have written about the beauty of White Bear Lake, from Mark Twain in his Life on the Mississippi to F. Scott Fitzgerald in his Winter Dreams. The town has grown from a beautiful lakeside resort in the early 19^th century to an exciting suburb with a rich history in an extraordinary area, making White Bear Lake a wonderful town to call home.

What makes White Bear Lake so special – so special that America’s most famous writers have been drawn to write about it? For starters, the town has a rich history. In 1868, with the construction of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad, White Bear Lake transformed from a small settlement to a bustling resort town. The town became home to dancing pavilions, bowling alleys, boating events, elegant ballrooms and more. Soon the beautiful northern area and clear lakes brought permanent residents and homeowners, as cottages and cabins turned into lifelong homes. Soon, the town transformed from a beautiful resort area to a wonderful residential area, featuring a gentle peacefulness along beautiful Minnesota lakes. Today, the town maintains its beautiful lakeside environment and adds to it a small town charm, exciting opportunities and suburban conveniences.

Perhaps the most distinctive quality of White Bear Lake is its namesake lake. The lake surrounds the entire east part of town, and two unique peninsulas stretch out onto the lake, granting an unbelievable amount of shoreline for those interested in buying a lakeside home or house. The lake is one of the largest in the Twin Cities area, being eclipsed only by Lake Minnetonka in the west. The lakes in the area afford White Bear Lake homeowners and residents opportunities for fishing, swimming and boating, as well as lakeside walks and picnics. And in addition to the White Bear Lake, there are a number of smaller lakes within the city limits: Goose Lake in the center of town and Birch Lake in the northwest. Residents thus enjoy a beautiful lakeside environment in addition to pleasant and exciting lakeside recreation.

Speaking of recreation, the town features a total of 23 public parks. Each park is distinct, featuring playground equipment and sporting fields for soccer, baseball and softball, basketball and more. White Bear Lake also features beaches for lakeside recreation. Other parks feature walking trails that wind through the city’s beautiful lakeside environment. The city also offers residents a sports center, a YMCA and youth athletics, making White Bear Lake a great place for families to call home.

But families looking to buy a home will love White Bear Lake for more than its beautiful location and great recreational outlets; the town is home to a great educational system.  White Bear Lake Homeowners have access to nine public elementary schools as well as two middle schools and two high schools. In addition to these, White Bear Lake is also home to two private schools: St. Mary of the Lake and St. Pius X Holy Family, both pre-kindergarten through 8^th grade schools. Finally, White Bear Lake is home to a high school area learning center.

Thus residents of White Bear Lake enjoy the beauty of a resort area and the charm of a suburban small-town charm, together with great lakeside recreation and great schools. If you’re looking to buy a home in the Twin Cities, White Bear Lake’s historic beauty and lakeside lifestyle makes it a great place to buy a house.

White Bear Lake Schools

Purchasing a home in White Bear Lake is a great idea for many reasons, but one of the best reasons is because of its schools. White Bear Lake is home to a number of schools, both public and private, making White Bear Lake a great place for families and students to call home. Public schools in the area include the following:

• Birch Lake Elementary School
• Hugo Elementary School
• Lakeaires Elementary School
• Oneka Elementary
• Otter Lake Elementary
• Vadnais Heights Elementary School
• Willow Lane Elementary
• Central Middle School
• Sunrise Park Middle School
• White Bear Lake Area High School

More information on these schools can be found at http://www.whitebear.k12.mn.us/ and at http://www.moundsviewschools.org/.

In addition to these public schools, there are a number of private schools in the area, including the following:

• St. Pius X Catholic School, serving grades preK-8, at http://www.spxhf-wbl.org/

White Bear Lake Hotspots

Restaurants

1. Acqua Restaurant: Acqua is located right on White Bear Lake with a beautiful view and is home to an amazing variety of delicious food and outstanding service.
2. Ban Thai Restaurant: Ban Thai restaurant features wonderful and authentic Thai food for very cheap. Service is friendly and the food is absolutely delicious. White Bear Lake residents are lucky to have one of the best Thai restaurants in the Twin Cities right in their own backyard.
3. Keys Café & Bakery: This cozy coffee shop/bakery features breakfast, lunch and dinner with good service, agreeable prices and tasty food in a comfortable atmosphere.
4. Rudy’s Redeye Grill: Rudy’s features mouth-watering food in a nice, eclectic interior. A great selection of beers and wines makes the reasonable prices and great food even more enjoyable.
5. Donatelli’s: Donatelli’s is a fantastic family Italian restaurant with a friendly staff and fun ambiance. Pastas and sauces are all homemade, making the food delicious. It’s agreeable prices and unique, friendly atmosphere make it a White Bear Lake favorite.

Entertainment

1. Marcus Theatres – Oakdale Ultracinema: This movie theatre is one of the most popular in North St. Paul, largely due to its clean and spacious theatres. With over 20 screens and the famous ultrascreen (with stadium seating and reclining chairs), Marcus Oakdale Theatres is the best place to catch a movie near White Bear Lake.
2. Plaza Maplewood Theatre: The local movie theatre features slightly older movies, but at $2 a ticket and with concession sales (as well as the great sound and clean environment), it’s a great place to spend an evening.
3. Lakeshore Players Theatre: Lakeshore Players Theatre features live community theatre to enrich the White Bear Lake and East St. Paul community with the performing arts.
4. PINZ: PINZ is a bowling center, an arcade, a laser tag stadium, a sports bar and a restaurant all in one. Great for any kind of outing, PINZ offers something for everyone.
5. White Bear Bowl: White Bear Bowl offers a huge number of bowling alleys as well as a bar with tasty, cheap food, making it a great place to hang out with friends.

Leisure

1. Manitou Ridge Golf Course: Manitou Ridge features a beautiful, large golf course that is well-looked after as well as pleasant and convenient amenities.
2. Hillcrest Golf Club: Hillcrest is home to a beautiful golf course and features all the amenities and services of a country club.
3. White Bear Dance Studio: White Bear Dance Studio teaches many forms of dancing to many levels. Teachers are friendly and accomodating.
4. White Bear Area YMCA: The White Bear Area YMCA features exercise equipment and an aquatic center to help build strong communities, strong families and strong kids.
5. Lakewood Hills Park: With baseball fields, a disc golf course, a playground, a sledding hill for the winter, and more, Lakewood Hills is one of the best parks in the White Bear Lake area.

Churches

1. Redeemer Lutheran Church
2. First Evangelical Lutheran Church
3. White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church
4. First Presbyterian Church
5. St. Mark of the Lake Catholic Church
6. White Bear Lake United Methodist Church
7. St. Pius X Catholic Church

White Bear Lake Community Events

White Bear Lake homeowners enjoy a great variety of festivals and events throughout the year as the city and community work together to make every resident and every home feel the sense of community and festivity in the town. Highlights of the year’s many community events include the following:

• Manitou Days, a three-week long summer festival celebrating White Bear Lake’s lakeside community with fireworks, a grand parade, free food, entertainment, dancing and more!
• Summer Series Music by the Water features live music and more for White Bear Lake residents
• Marketfest, a free family festival with live entertainment, children’s activities, a variety of food, and more

Of course, these three events are only a small sample of the festivals and events throughout the year for White Bear Lake homeowners and their families. For a full list of events and for more information, visit http://www.whitebearlake.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={E19E068B-BC95-4986-A1BF-89867B11A1D8}.

White Bear Lake Parks and Lakes

White Bear Lake is home to a total of 24 parks that feature everything from playground and ice rinks to sports fields and a disc golf course. Some of the larger parks in the area include the following:

• Lakewood Hills Park, with baseball fields, a disc golf course, a playground, a sledding hill for the winter, and more
• Lakeview park, with boating facilities and a fishing dock
• Podvin Park, with baseball fields, basketball courts, an ice rink with a warming house, soccer and football fields with bleachers, anre more

For more information and a complete list of White Bear Lake’s parks, visit http://whitebearlake.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={1BF519D6-1DF7-4E80-94DF-18AFACA03996}.

And as White Bear Lake’s name suggests, White Bear Lake is home to great lakeside real estate along beautiful lakes. The larger lakes in the area include the following:

• White Bear Lake
• Bald Eagle Lake
• Goose Lake
• Birch Lake

In addition to these larger lakes, White Bear Lake is also home to a number of smaller lakes and ponds.