50 for 50 Schedule of Events
We have prepared 50 hours of amazing video segments and live broadcasts to entertain you while we share our rich and vibrant local history and the work we do.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors, contributors, staff and volunteers for planning and supporting our 50th Anniversary Celebration. We could not have done it without you!
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HOUR | DAY | TIME | DESCRIPTION | SPONSOR |
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1 | Friday | 6:00pm | LIVE Kick-off: How & Why Did WBLAHS Begin? | White Bear Lake Area Historical Society |
2 | Friday | 7:00pm | Many Faces Session 1 Dakota & Ojibwe | Many Faces |
3 | Friday | 8:00pm | Where Exactly Was Wildwood Amusement Park? | Orchard Dental |
4 | Friday | 9:00pm | Cemetery Tour Highlights | Lakeshore Players |
5 | Friday | 10:00pm | Who Were the Fillebrowns? | Smokey's Pub & Grill |
6 | Friday | 11:00pm | Cass Gilbert's White Bear Cottages | Sheila J. Kelly Law Firm |
7 | Saturday | 12:00am | Preservation Tips and Tidbits | Kowalskis Markets |
8 | Saturday | 1:00am | We Save History! | Smokey's Pub & Grill |
9 | Saturday | 2:00am | The Story of the White Bear Library | Friends of the Ramsey County Library |
10 | Saturday | 3:00am | Tour of the White Bear Lake Depot | Medicine Chest |
11 | Saturday | 4:00am | Myths & Legends of White Bear | The Minnesotan |
12 | Saturday | 5:00am | White Bear Town Hall – The Move | Husnik Homes |
13 | Saturday | 6:00am | Bald Eagle on Record | CrossCountry Mortgage - Jamie Larkin |
14 | Saturday | 7:00am | Behind the Scenes Tour of the WBLAHS Archives | Kowalskis Markets |
15 | Saturday | 8:00am | White Bear Lake-All America City | City of White Bear Lake |
16 | Saturday | 9:00am | White Bear on the Go! | Bill Weigel Signs |
17 | Saturday | 10:00am | The Story of the White Bear Lake Armory | City of White Bear Lake |
18 | Saturday | 11:00am | Mahtomedi – More Than Streetcars & Amusement Parks | Ramsay & Associates |
19 | Saturday | 12:00pm | Boating Tour of White Bear Lake, Part I | White Bear Lake Area Historical Society |
20 | Saturday | 1:00pm | Preservation of the Fillebrown House | Putnam Furniture |
21 | Saturday | 2:00pm | Many Faces Session 2 Changing Traditions | White Bear Lake Area Schools #624 |
22 | Saturday | 3:00pm | Lake Avenue Walking Tour | Huebsch Family |
23 | Saturday | 4:00pm | The Johnson Boat Works Story | White Bear Boat Works |
24 | Saturday | 5:00pm | LIVE Prohibition Happy Hour | 617 Cocktail Lounge |
25 | Saturday | 6:00pm | LIVE Local History Trivia | Kathy Doucette Real Estate |
26 | Saturday | 7:00pm | LIVE White Bear's Notorious Gangsters | True Vision Financial Advisors |
27 | Saturday | 8:00pm | Wet or Dry? The Prohibition Era at White Bear | Club Pilates |
28 | Saturday | 9:00pm | White Bear Town Hall - The Past, the Present & the Future | Hisdahls |
29 | Saturday | 10:00pm | Birchwood Village at Almost a Century | Mr. & Mrs. Lucky |
30 | Saturday | 11:00pm | Tour of the WBLAHS Resource Library | Trade Press |
31 | Sunday | 12:00am | White Bear's Hockey History | Grandma's Bakery |
32 | Sunday | 1:00am | White Bear's Golden Resort Era | White Bear Country Inn and Rudy's Redeye Grill |
33 | Sunday | 2:00am | The History of the White Bear Fire Department | White Bear Lawn & Snow |
34 | Sunday | 3:00am | Schools Around the Lake | White Bear Lake Retired Teachers' Association |
35 | Sunday | 4:00am | Clubbin' It! A History of the White Bear & Bald Eagle Women's Clubs | White Bear Lake Women of Today |
36 | Sunday | 5:00am | Ice Palaces to Hot Air Balloons: Winter Carnival White Bear Style | Kowalskis Markets |
37 | Sunday | 6:00am | Dellwood: 100 Years and Counting | Dellwood Country Club |
38 | Sunday | 7:00am | Many Faces Session 3 Shifting Demographics | White Bear Lake Area Schools #624 |
39 | Sunday | 8:00am | From Roger’s Field to Benson Airport | Paul the Plumber |
40 | Sunday | 9:00am | Matoska Memories Highlights | Press Publications |
41 | Sunday | 10:00am | Getty Building: Then and Now | Getty Building |
42 | Sunday | 11:00am | Summer Fun at White Bear Lake | Beecroft Marketing |
43 | Sunday | 12:00pm | LIVE Interactive Fillebrown House Tour | Helen & Arthur Fillebrown |
44 | Sunday | 1:00pm | Boating Tour of White Bear Lake, Part II | White Bear Yacht Club |
45 | Sunday | 2:00pm | Why is White Bear Township Shaped that Way? | White Bear Township |
46 | Sunday | 3:00pm | Downtown WBL Then and Now - Viewer's Choice vote for your faves! | Downtown White Bear Lake Shops and Businesses |
47 | Sunday | 4:00pm | LIVE White Bear Water Ski Company Project | White Bear Water Ski Company Project |
48 | Sunday | 5:00pm | Historic House Tour Highlights | Manley Gardens |
49 | Sunday | 6:00pm | What has the WBLAHS Accomplished over the last 50 years? What’s Next? | Lake Country Booksellers |
50 | Sunday | 7:00pm | LIVE Wrap Party | White Bear Lake Area Historical Society |