White Bear Lake (Minnesota)

White Bear Lake (Dakota: Mathó Ská Bdé) is a lake in northeastern Ramsey County and western Washington County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, in the northeast part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.[2] The city of White Bear Lake takes its name from the lake.

White Bear Lake
Wildwood Amusement Park, early 20th century
LocationRamsey / Washington counties, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates45°04′29″N 92°58′41″W
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area2,427.66 acres (982.44 ha)[1]
Max. depth83 feet (25 m)[1]
Surface elevation922 ft (281 m)[2]
SettlementsBellaire
Birchwood Village
Dellwood
Mahtomedi
White Bear Lake

In 2016 a musical, The Legend of White Bear Lake,[3] was produced by Youth Music Theatre UK and produced at the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, England. Book music and lyrics were by Caroline Wigmore and Jennifer Green. The musical told the tale of the white bear after whom the lake is named.

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