White Bear Lake

Welcome to White Bear, just 20 short minutes from Minneapolis and St. Paul. White Bear is a community filled with small-town charm and big-city attractions.

The jewel of our community is White Bear Lake, a sparkling clean 2,500-acre body of water covering 10 square miles. Residents and visitors alike enjoy fishing, boating, sailing and swimming in its pristine waters.

Summer celebrations such as Manitou Days, Marketfest and Farmers' Market add to the excitement in White Bear Lake. Relive the fun of days past by watching the Manitou Days Parade, strutting your stuff at the Beach Dance or building the world's greatest sandcastle at Ramsey Beach.

Getting into the swing of things in White Bear is easy to do. Why not play a round of golf at the Oneka Ridge Golf Course? Or go for a run along beautiful Lake Avenue?

If you prefer a more relaxing pace, you can pick your own strawberries at Pine Tree Apple Orchard, stroll the cobblestone streets of our charming downtown, listen to live music at a variety of restaurants and pubs, or walk the woodchip trails of Tamarack Nature Center.

Indoor activities are equally entertaining. White Bear Lake features a wide variety of excellent restaurants, specialty shops, art galleries, sport venues, and movie theaters.

Schools:

White Bear Lake Area Schools

The White Bear Lake Area Schools serve all or parts of Birchwood, Gem Lake, Hugo, Little Canada, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear Township, with eight elementary schools (K-5), two middle schools (6-8), a two-campus high school (9-12), an Area Learning Center, and an education center housing early childhood and senior programs. The school district, with a total population of approximately 50,000 residents, services approximately 9,200 students K-12.

Elementaries focus on basic-skills through innovative instruction, including a renowned mathematics curriculum. Parents choose between traditional and alternative classroom settings. A gifted program is offered for students demonstrating exceptional ability in communications and mathematics. School-aged childcare is available before and after school.

Middle schools take traditional studies into challenging new areas through inter-disciplinary teaching teams, providing a smooth transition from the elementary to high school classroom. Advanced classes are offered in select disciplines.

The high school operates on a block schedule, offering numerous opportunities to prepare students for post-secondary plans. College in the Schools and Advanced Placement courses offer students introductory-level college coursework.

The district offers many extra-curricular activities, providing students opportunities to excel outside the classroom. The district’s exceptional youth development program has gained both state and national attention for its focus on student leadership and community service.

A comprehensive special education department, including a recognized autism program, supplements learning whenever needed. The district also participates in a special education cooperative district, which services students with special needs.

The district is committed to offering curriculum and instruction rooted in best practice research and based on current data. Staff development and teacher training remain top priorities in the district to insure student success at all levels. The district's Educational Foundation also supports instruction by proving grants for innovative teaching projects and awarding numerous student scholarships.

The White Bear Lake Area Schools enjoy the atmosphere of a close-knit community with the learning opportunities of a major metropolitan center. The district is proud of its reputation for excellence in every part of a student's career as well in its commitment to professional and staff development.

Elementary

Schools:

Birch Lake Elementary

Centerpoint Elementary

Lakeaires Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Oneka Elementary

Otter Lake Elementary

Parkview Elementary

Vadnais Heights Elementary

Willow Lane Elementary

Middle Schools

Central Middle School

Sunrise Park Middle School

High Schools

White Bear Lake Area High School – North Campus

White Bear Lake Area High School – South Campus

Please see the District Boundary Map and the District Fact Sheet below. If you need more information on the White Bear Lake School District please visit their website at http://www.whitebear.k12.mn.us/ or call them at 651-407-7500

Parks:

Bossard Park

Bossard Park has active areas including play equipment and soccer fields. Passive activities include picnic shelter and walking paths.

Cottage Park Nature Preserve

This wooded preserve is a quiet place just across the bay from Lions Park. Covered with gigantic oaks, the preserve is a great place to sit and view the boats on White Bear Lake.

Ebba Park

Active uses include softball field, play equipment and winter skating rink. Passive areas provide picnic tables

Hidden Hollow Park

Passive open space with picnic tables, play equipment and walking trails.

Jack Yost Memorial Park

Open space with a picnic pavilion and play equipment.

Lakeview Park

Park facilities include dock for canoe launching, canoe storage and park bench.

Lakewood Hills Park

Active and passive areas including softball fields, soccer field, play equipment, disk golf course, walking trials and picnic pavilion.

Lions Park

This park is just steps away for White Bear Lake and offers picnic areas.

Matoska Park

This park offers a gazebo for the perfect lakeside photo opportunity and a boat launch.

McCarty Park

This park offers open space for outdoor activities and play equipment.

Memorial Beach Park

This park is on the shores of White Bear Lake offering a sand beach and swings.

Podvin Park

Podvin Park was completely revamped in 2001. It is the City's third largest park, with almost 18 acres of play areas and fields. Podvin Park has something for everyone wit several large soccer and football fields, two baseball fields, basketball courts and playground equipment. Winter may be the best time to enjoy Podvin with its large hockey rink, circular free-style rink, and roomy warming house. Podvin Park Pavilion has a fully equipped kitchen and an be reserved for large groups. Come enjoy this great neighborhood park!

Railroad Park

This park is in the heart of downtown with a charming gazebo, just steps away from shops & restaurants.

Spruce Park

Active park areas with softball fields, play equipment, restroom and warming house building, winter skating rink and open green space.

Stellmacher Park

This park offers walking paths, a basketball court, and play equipment.

Varney Lake Park

This park is a serene wetland open space, great for a walk or observing nature at its finest!

Veterans Memorial Park

Passive open spaces with seating near memorial wall and flagpoles. Fishing pier on White Bear Lake is accessible for wheelchair users.

West Park

This gorgeous park offers lots of open space and a picnic pavilion.

Weyerhaeuser Park

Weyerhauser Park, otherwise known as the Babe Ruth Fields, is hidden away off of 9th Street behind the Weyerhauser Company buildings. The park is used primarily for Babe Ruth baseball games. It consists of three well-maintained baseball fields, most equipped with dugouts, bleachers, and fences.

Willow Marsh Reserve

Passive park area for biking along regional trail.

For more information or locations of any of the above parks please visit the city of White Bear Lake’s website at www.whitebearlake.org

Regional & County

Parks:

The White Bear Lake Sports Center:

The Sports Center provides recreational, instructional, and competitive activities for racquetball, wallyball, figure skaters, and hockey players.Racquetball and wallyball players have adequate facilities which provide access during peak demand periods. The courts are available for racquetball or wallyball tournaments throughout the year.

The 3 main groups utilizing ice time are the Skate School, local high schools, and the youth boys and girls hockey programs. The Skate School offers lessons of varying degrees from “Learn to Skate� classes which are available to all ages to ice shows and figure skating competitions. The high school teams use the facility for practice sessions and we are home to the White Bear Lake Girl’s Hockey Team

Festivals & Events:

• Marketfest

Marketfest is a free family festival in beautiful downtown White Bear Lake that features live entertainment, fine art, a variety of foods, children's activities, a farmers market, a classic car show and much, much more. The annual summer festival runs Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 pm from mid-June to the end of July…rain or shine.

• Manitou Days
• Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic
• Summer Series Music By The Water

For more information on any of these Festivals & Events please visit www.explorewhitebear.org