The White Bear Lake area is home to a collection of incredible schools, with halls filled with exceptional young people already making their way in...
Education
How To Help Welcome a Newborn Into the Family
Activate grandparent mode when the family tree begins to grow. Becoming a grandparent is the threshold into a new stage of life. Who doesn’t relish...
How Science Teacher Jim Lane Inspires Students
The Minnesota Teacher of the Year semifinalist shares why he loves teaching. Jim Lane, a science teacher at Mahtomedi High School and 2025–26...
WBLAEF Hits a New Milestone
White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation (WBLAEF) has played a vital role in supporting area educators, families and students. This year, the...
Outdoor Education at Carpenter Nature Center and Beyond
It’s a sunny day in October, and a throng of exuberant sixth graders is spread out along the St. Croix River shoreline, gathering water samples,...
Three Strategies for Building Empathy
Empathy is the ability to recognize and understand the feelings of others, a key to building and establishing relationships, and a necessary tool to...
Team Minnesota Changes the Game for Young Golfers
Easton Fiddle is named to Minnesota’s inaugural junior golf team. Aspiring young golfers in the state have a new opportunity for training and...
Succession Planting and How To Get Started
Bring consistency and vibrancy to your garden with succession planting. Each spring arrives with a burst of energy—from the sun and in our own...
A Guide To Communicating With Kids
Here’s a little secret: There’s not much difference in how we communicate with children vs. adults. The same rules apply. Effective communication...
Lawyer Charlene Brodie Finds Balance
Charlene Brodie brings lessons from the yoga mat to her law practice. For Charlene Brodie, the path to becoming an attorney in a later phase of her...
Alexis Lum Shares Her Hawaiian Culture With the Community
In August 2023, the world watched in horror as a series of wind-blown wildfires engulfed the town of Lāhainā on Maui’s northwest coast, taking the...
Heart Learning Collective Reimagines the One-Room Schoolhouse
The founders of Heart Learning Collective share a unique vision for education. On the corner of Third Street and Clark Avenue in downtown White Bear...
Keeping Tone in Mind
The tone we use within our conversations is like a superpower—one that we can use in positive or negative ways. Did you know tone of voice is the...
McNeely Music Center Is Elevating the Arts
At McNeely Music Center, Manitou Fund creates a future-forward teaching space to connect the East Metro. White Bear Lake’s flourishing arts district...
Bilingual Skills for Bright Futures
This fall, White Bear Lake Area School District is launching a Spanish dual-immersion program at two elementary schools. Matoska International and...
Painter Karen Chan Pursues Her Creative Calling
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,...
Three High School Students Are Making an Impact
In this changing world, a community finds strength in the differences of individuals. The unique attributes and passions of each person add...
Community Building for Businesses
“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...
MahtoREADi Picks “I Cheerfully Refuse” for Community Read
The event will give readers a chance to converse with the author and connect with their local community. November 18 marks MahtoREADi’s 23rd annual...
Learn Your Communication Style
It’s such an honor to join the White Bear Lake Magazine team of contributors and share insights with the community on topics near and dear to my...
