We Save History
The White Bear Lake Area Historical Society connects our community to its past, cultivating an understanding and appreciation for our history. We fulfill our mission by:
Maintain Our Heritage
We are the safe keepers of our heritage. We gather and maintain historical information and artifacts.
Community Storytellers
We are the community storytellers. We educate the community about the history of the White Bear Lake area.
Historic Preservation
We are advocates for historic preservation. We encourage personal and community responsibility for preserving our physical links to the past.
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The Story of the Bald Eagle Water Club
The story and history of the Bald Eagle Water Club begins locally in 1953 and shows how the...
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Fun Fact Friday - meet White Bear's first high school hockey players!
The White Bear High School Men's Varsity Team, founded in 1927, boasted 18 players and was led by Captain Dick Voges, who was also their leading scorer for the year. The team ended the season with a 3-3 record.
White Bear High School formed its first Women's Varsity Hockey Team in 1995-96, which featured 16 players. While the team ended with a 4-17-1 record, the girls could proudly say they won the first-ever WB Women's Varsity hockey game - beating Edina 4-2.
GO BEARS 🐻❄️🏒
Was awesome to be part of WBL hockey history!
It’s shocking to me that it took 23 years after Title IX was enacted to start a woman’s hockey team.
Any names to go with the pictures?
95-96 not 96-97 was the first season for the girls team.
That is my dad on the ‘27 team. 3rd from the left , front row.