September 2018 White Bear Lake Magazine

In the September issue we're checking in on a local building upcycle project.

Fall of 1868 was a turning point in the history of our area when the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad opened its first division between St. Paul and White Bear. Planning for the relatively short 12-mile track began in 1864.

 

Step in to Black Sea restaurant any day at lunch or dinner time, and you’ll see tables packed with happy diners.  The first Turkish restaurant to open in Minnesota, and until recently, the only one, Black Se

 

Big Wood Brewery invites all intrigued by beer and the brewing process to tour their space with one of their brew-masters on the first Friday of the month.

 

As long as Minnesotans have known notoriously brutal Midwest winters, we have celebrated the reprieve  summer weather brings and enjoyed relaxing on the beach. From the state’s infancy, White Bear Lake has served as one of these vacation getaways.

 

Amid the shops in downtown White Bear Lake is a little furniture store specializing in giving the old new purpose. Now the building the store occupies has gotten a facelift as well, thanks to Eli Rupnow, the building’s new owner.

 

Bloom—it’s a name that conjures up beauty and growth, and it fits perfectly for the ladies that make up this group of eight.

 

In some ways, Josh Helm—a White Bear Lake High School graduate, an Iraq veteran and owner of the White Bear Lake JDog Junk Removal & Hauling franchise—is a matchmaker.

 

Dave Abbott and his team at Abbott Paint & Carpet fill us in on decorating trends just in time to start preparing the nest for winter.

 

Adult Choice
Carol Jackson, manager of the Ramsey County Library in Shoreview, offers a suggestion for a good read for adults.

 

By scaling down photos to create timeless pieces of jewelry, the Woodford sisters help keep important stories close to heart.

 

On September 17, the White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) is hosting a program about Saint Hildegard of Bingen in honor of her feast day, September 17.

 

Whether it’s an old wagon wheel turned into a coffee table or a family heirloom in need of a revamp, artisan and White Bear Lake native Dave Nadeau creates wood furniture with an approach tailored to his clients’ needs through his company,