by Editorial Staff | Mar 1, 2023 | Best of White Bear Lake, Featured
The finalists for best of White Bear Lake 2023 are announced. In January, we asked readers to cast their votes for Best of White Bear Lake 2023. Now, it’s time to say hello to your finalists (listed in alphabetical order). Stay tuned for our July/August Best of...
by Zoe Deal | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured
Spring always feels like art to me. More than any other season, it presents a fresh canvas, with pops of color—pinks, greens, blues—to be enjoyed and documented. This year is a big one for me, with my wedding coming up in June. And whether it’s something small, like...
by Zoe Deal | Mar 1, 2023 | Book Club, Garden, Noteworthy
Michelle Bruhn is no stranger to this community and these pages. From her half-acre backyard in White Bear Lake, Bruhn has worked to build connections around regenerative gardening as a local food advocate and educator. And now, the Winter Farmers Market coordinator...
by Hanna McDaniels | Mar 1, 2023 | Education
Family Literacy Program gives families the opportunity to thrive. The Family Literacy Program, hosted by White Bear Lake Area (WBLA) Early Childhood Education at Normandy Park Early Childhood Center, aims to meet families where they’re at in the English language...
by Daniel Huss | Mar 1, 2023 | Arts, Featured, People
Retiree’s art collection takes shape and color. Settled in a colorful home in White Bear Lake, a 5-foot-tall ceramic giraffe sports a cigarette hanging from its mouth. Dangly diamond-like earrings and gaudy gold boots complete the look. “It’s fun, and I get a kick out...
by Karna Holub | Mar 1, 2023 | Arts, Noteworthy
Throughout the winter months, you may have caught a glimpse of Bear Spirit making its way across White Bear Lake through different venues. The digital artwork was created by Marlena Myles, a self-taught Native American (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee) artist...
by Zoe Deal | Mar 1, 2023 | Photo Contest
Local photographer captures a “magical kind of moment.” “I saw a little fawn walking around in my front yard. I grabbed my camera and went outside to attempt to capture a few photos,” says local photographer Alyssa Boldischar. “At first, the fawn was scared when it...
by Nicole Berglund | Mar 1, 2023 | Giving Back
Driverless shuttle breaks transportation barriers for some area residents. White Bear Lake residents have a new way to get around town. In August 2022, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) launched the self-driving shuttle research and demonstration...
by Zoe Deal | Mar 1, 2023 | Build, Featured, Interior Design, Shops
Kassina Folstad is paving her own path with design studio and shop Hello Norden. Sitting in the black-walled office of her St. Paul home, architectural and interior designer Kassina Folstad oozes an effortless cool. Her wavy hair is pushed casually atop her head, just...
by Monica Diaz | Mar 1, 2023 | Interior Design, Noteworthy, Senior Living
Our homes provide us with comfort, a familiar environment and the feeling of stability. Why should that have to change as we get older? Recently, building and designing a home where one can age in place has grown in popularity—and for good reason. Some benefits...
by Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation | Mar 1, 2023 | Giving Back, Noteworthy, Senior Living
Since 2015, White Bear Lake has been host to Bear Boating, a nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers. The organization provides complimentary excursions for fishing and sightseeing trips from June through August on White Bear Lake for seniors (age 60 and...
by Rachael Perron | Mar 1, 2023 | Noteworthy, Recipes
Long before my family became the fish fanatics they are today, the only fish I could get any of them to eat was Beer-Battered Cod. All fish lovers start somewhere! These days, I only fry fish at home once or twice a year. Even for me, the process is a little...
by Emily Gedde | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, Local Makers, Recipes
One local turns love of baking into a business. If Elouise Suoja could choose a magical power; it would be for frosting to make itself. The 19-year-old Mahtomedi High School alumna laughed as she explained the well-thought-out magical power that would complement her...
by Zoe Deal | Mar 1, 2023 | Community, Travel
Enjoy the best the area has to offer on your spring break staycation. Spring is nearly here, and for local kids, that means one thing: spring break! And while our sights may be set on far-off, warm places as this Minnesota winter comes to an end, many of us will...
by Zoe Deal | Jan 1, 2023 | Featured
Wellness is hard to pin down. Every person has a different approach to their overall health—from prioritizing food or fitness to weekly visits to a therapist or chiropractor—that suits their goals and lifestyle. As an active young person, I’m privileged to not have to...
