Outdoors

Launch into summer fun with these local activities. Read more about Summer Explore List

Scenic areas to lay down your blanket and snack on the most essential picnic items. Read more about Pack Your Picnic Basket and Head to One of These Local Parks

Here’s a numerical look at what goes into the beautiful parks and facilities throughout the city of White Bear Lake. Read more about White Bear Lake Parks by the Numbers

Broaden your understanding and experience with nature by visiting Tamarack Nature Center in White Bear Township. Read more about Tamarack Nature Center Offers Educational Activities for All Ages

Lino Lakes local hosts the camping trips of a lifetime. Read more about 'All Big Smiles': Let Bull Moose Patrol Lead Your Next Camping Trip

Whether it’s in the ocean, on land or snow-covered mountains, kiteboarding is an activity that can be enjoyed in any climate, anywhere in the world. Just ask local expert, Mike Kratochwill, owner of Lakawa, a kiteboarding equipment stop and kiteboarding school in White Bear Lake.

“It's not age or gender-specific, and it can be done on land, water and snow. It's a year-round activity. You can jump on a plane and do it anywhere,” says Kratochwill. Read more about Learn the Joy of Kiteboarding at Lakawa

The Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO) works to protect and improve the quality of the water within our watershed area. Read more about Meet an Organization Keeping Local Water Clean

Warmer temperatures extend an invitation to create livable spaces beyond the patio doors and into our gardens and yard. Read more about How to Create the Perfect Paver Patio

The White Bear Yacht Club has been sailing for 125 years, says Gene Altstatt, a member of the club and an admirer of the A Scow sailboat. Read more about White Bear Lake Yacht Club Breaks Down the History of the A Scow

Rebecca Fjelland Davis is not only an acclaimed author and a professor—she is one tough woman. Read more about Local Author is also a Record-breaking Cyclist