by Editorial Staff | Sep 15, 2025 | Photo Contest
From July1–August 31, we invited you to submit your photos of the Maple Grove. Now, it’s time to vote for the Readers’ Choice! Scroll through our image gallery below and vote for the images you like best by checking the box. Voting is open from 8 a.m. September 15–5...
by Claire Krieger | Sep 10, 2025 | Arts, Featured, Shops
The floral studio opens this fall with a selection of candles, flowers and experiences. Creativity is blooming in downtown White Bear Lake thanks to the introduction of a new small business: Floristry North. Offering unique experiences such as customized candles and...
by Zoe Yates | Sep 1, 2025 | Featured
Welcome to our education, homes and arts issue! It’s that time of year again: back to school and back to the swing of things. As the summer wanes, I revel in the fleeting nature of autumn. It’s been many years since I moved back from the West Coast, where I deeply...
by Zoe Yates | Sep 1, 2025 | Education, Noteworthy
This fall, White Bear Lake Area School District is launching a Spanish dual-immersion program at two elementary schools. Matoska International and Otter Lake Elementary will each host up to three kindergarten immersion classrooms. The program, available to both...
by Zoe Yates | Sep 1, 2025 | Photo Contest
Lindsay Abraham has had an affinity for insects for as long as she can remember. “I’ve always loved observing small things and finding beauty in unexpected places,” Abraham says, adding that her camera roll is filled with bug snapshots. “One spring, my husband gifted...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Sep 1, 2025 | Build, Featured, Interior Design, Landscape
Peek into a Dellwood family’s year-round home and lakeside retreat, all in one. When Jake and Patty Gibbs started designing their lake home in Dellwood, they had a unique advantage: They intimately knew the land. “About 12 years ago, we bought our lakefront property,”...
by Ellie Heyerdahl | Sep 1, 2025 | Arts, Education
For Karen Chan, art has always been second nature. From a young age growing up in northern Malaysia, she could be found with a pencil in hand, doodling on walls, furniture and her school work. “I just love visual art,” Chan says. “It has always been a part of my...
by Zoe Yates | Sep 1, 2025 | Education, Featured, People
In this changing world, a community finds strength in the differences of individuals. The unique attributes and passions of each person add dimension and beauty to the whole, and there is no better place to observe this than in the halls of area high schools, where...
by Zoe Yates | Sep 1, 2025 | Arts, Outdoors
A community for creativity is back for year two. Last year, four White Bear Lake area women came together to create a community art crawl, opening their homes and yards to the public and hosting more than 50 artists, crafters and musicians. The event went so well, the...
by Amelia Reigstad | Sep 1, 2025 | Education, Noteworthy, Shops
“If you build it, they will come.” This quote from Field of Dreams is symbolic of one of the most important business lessons I have learned as an entrepreneur and business owner: Build community. White Bear Lake is a wonderful and supportive community. When I was...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Sep 1, 2025 | Entertain, Featured, Local Makers, Outdoors, Recipes
Some foods just taste better cooked over an outdoor flame. Let’s be clear; we will always support s’mores as the campfire foodie champ. No doubt. No question. No argument. But, as Minnesotans, we appreciate making the most of our time outdoors, and that includes...
by Paige Udermann | Sep 1, 2025 | Interior Design, Shops
Local furniture design and manufacturing business turns locally sourced lumber into heirloom pieces. Years before Todd Kendall became the creative force behind Fillory Design Company, a White Bear Lake furniture design and manufacturing business, he was a curious...
by Ellie Fuelling | Sep 1, 2025 | Arts, Noteworthy
Ernest Miller’s ceramic piece, Pitcher, was featured in White Bear Center for the Arts’ A Culture of Pots 2025 exhibit this summer. The strong, sculptural lines and elongated form evoke a feeling of pride, as if the pitcher is standing tall as it pours you a glass of...
by Jay Rendall | Sep 1, 2025 | Arts
Every spring, under the direction of Odelis Garcia Anderson, White Bear Lake students from Central and Mariner Middle schools perform a musical at the 1,000-seat Central Middle School Community Auditorium. After months of rehearsals by the 62-member cast and crew,...
by Kia White | Sep 1, 2025 | Arts, Book Club, Noteworthy
One of our regular customers requested Still: The Art of Noticing by local author Mary Jo Hoffman. As soon as I read the description, I was hooked. Years ago, Hoffman committed to taking one photo a day for a calendar year, capturing items she found on her daily...
