Mary Hoff The weather forecast kept us guessing, but in end the morning of Saturday, September 26, turned out to be just about perfect for our annual guided bike ride around White Bear Lake. Not only that, but following the lead set by Lake Links board member Ian Harding last year, participants in this year’s Bike Ride Around White Bear Lake got a special treat as members of the Rotary Club of White Bear Lake shared stories from the history books at three stops along the 10-mile route: At...

Highway 96/Lake Avenue: One of just two “missing links” in the Lake Links Trail By Mike Brooks Highway 96/Lake Avenue on the north side of White Bear Lake is one of two state-owned road segments that still need to be upgraded to give the region a safe bicycling and walking route around the lake. The Lake Links Association and many others are working to see this dream become a reality. The Highway 96/Lake Avenue segment is less than three-quarters of a mile long, from White Bear Lake County...

By Judy Craig Meet Emily Wendlandt. Emily lives on Highway 244, just south of Lake Avenue / Highway 96, in beautiful Dellwood. Every day, she walks her beloved dogs. But she has a name for their daily outing: “The walk of danger.” Why? Because there really isn't a safe place for Emily to walk near her home. Her choices are to walk along Highway 244, where the road and traffic can make the experience uncomfortable and unsafe, or get into her car and drive somewhere else just to take her dogs...