🌱 How a state prison work program helped build a pier on White Bear Lake

What's up White Bear Lake! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a state prison work program helped build a pier on White Bear Lake

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: A man rode into Fenton on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How did he do that? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 86, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Where Workforce Development Meets Second Chances (tcbmag.com) — A state prison work program recently assembled a 160-slip pier at White Bear Lake, tying local infrastructure directly to inmate job training. The story explains how MINNCOR Industries partners with Minnesota businesses to teach incarcerated people real-world skills, pay wages and restitution, and significantly reduce repeat offenses while supporting safer communities statewide.
   

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📸 Around White Bear Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in White Bear Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• MUSIC WITH NICK HENSLEY — Washington Square Bar & Grill →
  Downtown White Bear Lake, 2179 4th St, White Bear Lake
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 3

• Town Board Meeting →
  White Bear Town Hall - 4200 Otter Lake Road White Bear Township MN 55110
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• 2026 Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic →
  Life Time, 4800 White Bear Pkwy, White Bear Lake
  1:00 pm
• Public Safety Commission Meeting →
  White Bear Town Hall - 1281 Hammond Road White Bear Township MN 55110
  6:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Community Pancake Breakfast at the Lake Elmo Airport →
  Lake Elmo Airport
  8:00 am

Saturday August 15

• Movies in the Park – The Super Mario Galaxy | Polar Lake Park – White Bear Lake →
  Polar Lakes Park, 1280 Hammond Rd, White Bear Lake
  8:30 pm

Monday August 17

• Power Skating | 8/17 Drop In →
  TCO Sports Garden, 1490 County Rd E E, Vadnais Heights
  5:50 pm

Thursday August 20

• Pops on the Porch →
  Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave, White Bear Lake
  6:30 pm

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📣 White Bear Lake Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 31

• American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Maplewood Library 3025 Southlawn Drive, Maplewood, MN 55109
  10:00 am
• Observation Station on the Learning Landscape →
  Bell Museum, 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul
  10:00 am
• Barnyard Buzz
  Rice Street Branch Library 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55117
  1:00 pm

Saturday August 1

• 38th Annual Tour De Bar Bicycle Benefit Ride →
  Macaluso's Roadhouse, 3857 Labore Rd, Vadnais Heights
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• 11 Secret Minnesota Buffets Locals Try To Keep Hidden From Out-Of-Towners (myfamilytravels.com)
• Prior Lake Police Log: July 13-19, 2026 (plnewscompass.org)

Arden Hills

• New law targets flaws in how domestic abuse cases are handled in Minnesota (audacy.com)

Roseville

• Registered Group Supervisor - Must Reside in MN at WALGREENS (walgreens.com)
• MnDOT launches study of I-694, needs your input about top concerns (kare11.com)
• Hawkins Inc. Profile MarketWatch (marketwatch.com)

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Ok White Bear Lake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His horse's name was Friday (Thank you Coco S. for sending it in!)
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