Arts & Culture

Lace up your running shoes and take in the fall foliage at the annual Trees and Trails 5K through the picturesque Katherine Abbot Park. The race will be held on September 20, and will begin at 9 a.m.

For most people, moats are the things of fairy tales or medieval times long, long ago. Filled with crocodiles and accessible only by drawbridge, they surround grand castles and protect the kings and queens that live within. But that’s just for most people.

High school goes by in a snap, but it’s a defining moment and milestone for most of us.

An old stone church requires upkeep.

Many of the finest musicians have discovered their passion for music when they were very young. To them, music is as natural and familiar as breathing.

To expand their outdoor learning areas, the White Bear Montessori School has
added a rain garden to the campus. The school, which serves students from

Many Minnesotans, including seniors, love to fish, but may not have the
necessary equipment to do so. “Let’s Go Fishing with Seniors,” a program with a
chapter in White Bear Lake, can solve that dilemma.

Laura Fraser has turned her passion for pooches into a fun business.

After being a stay-at-home mom for more than 10 years, Laura Fraser knew she
wanted to go back to work, but the thought of returning to a corporate desk job
wasn’t appealing. Fraser has always loved animals, so starting a dog-walking and

We’ve all had those moments during the long frigid winter where we closed our eyes and pictured a balmy evening spent listening to strands of live music melt into the warm summer breeze.  It helped us survive the cold (and yes, despite our moments of doubt, we did), and now the fun is finally beg

Mayor Jo Emerson with the vintage LaFrance fire truck she rides in the Manitou Days parade every year.

Like most things in life, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. Jo Emerson, mayor of White Bear Lake, puts a whole lot of herself into her job—and she loves every minute of it.

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