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Friendly spirit may inhabit 4621 Lake Avenue

Lynn Nelson

Sep 54 min read

Friendly spirit may inhabit 4621 Lake Avenue

Editor’s Note: My family lived at 4621 Lake Avenue in the 1940s through the early ‘60s. For the story and photos of that period of the...

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Lake Avenue Victorian home to four generations

Lynn Nelson

May 283 min read

Lake Avenue Victorian home to four generations

Editor's note: This chapter has been published in the Spring 2024 issue of The Laker. Generations that share ancestry have lived at 4601...

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Nelson fish stories and mystery of what happened to their house behind Armory

Lynn Nelson

Apr 236 min read

Nelson fish stories and mystery of what happened to their house behind Armory

My Grandpa John Nelson and Grandma Marion (Schaefer) Nelson grew up near White Bear Lake (Centerville and Withrow, respectively) and...

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After surviving Civil War, fire, grasshoppers and blizzard, Ancestor Caspar Bloom moved to White Bear Lake

Lynn Nelson

Apr 73 min read

After surviving Civil War, fire, grasshoppers and blizzard, Ancestor Caspar Bloom moved to White Bear Lake

As most of you know, my Mom Barb Chapman Nelson is a huge genealogy buff. She and my Dad have moved to St. Andrew’s Village, a senior...

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One-of-a-kind Queen Anne home only a block from Lake Avenue

Lynn Nelson

Mar 206 min read

One-of-a-kind Queen Anne home only a block from Lake Avenue

Although the “Cobb House” is a block off Lake Avenue, this blog/book would not be complete without a chapter on it. It is the only solid...

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Lynn Nelson

Feb 63 min read

4621 aka 430 and 51 Lake Avenue

My grandparents owned this house in the 1950s, and I lived there with my parents when I was born in 1957 for about a year. To me it will...

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Lake Avenue history: Prehistoric people, resorts and summer cottages for wealthy St. Paulites

Lynn Nelson

Jan 110 min read

Lake Avenue history: Prehistoric people, resorts and summer cottages for wealthy St. Paulites

My fascination with Lake Avenue history started before I was born, when my great grandparents worked together at the Chateaugay Hotel,...

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Hometown Artist Edna Imm left a rich legacy of paintings and painters

Lynn Nelson

Nov 17, 20233 min read

Hometown Artist Edna Imm left a rich legacy of paintings and painters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

This painting of sailboats on White Bear Lake was a gift from Edna to her friend Ruth Chapman. No one has captured the visual charm of...

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Lake Avenue’s variety of architecture adds to its charm

Lynn Nelson

Nov 10, 20233 min read

Lake Avenue’s variety of architecture adds to its charm

Only a few buildings in Ramsey County built before 1875 survive, which is one of the many reasons that Lake Ave is so special; about a...

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You never know who or what you may encounter on Lake Avenue

Lynn Nelson

Nov 2, 20232 min read

You never know who or what you may encounter on Lake Avenue

For some who walk Lake Avenue every day at the same time, they enjoy seeing the same people the same dogs, and the same wildlife:...

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Major teardowns and renovations on Lake Ave. during past decade

Lynn Nelson

Oct 23, 20234 min read

Major teardowns and renovations on Lake Ave. during past decade

Almost 10 percent of Lake Ave. homes have been renovated or torn down during the past two decades There have been a lot of major...

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Jean Auger, 4911 Lake Ave., enjoyed rare chance to meet woman born there more than100 years ago

Lynn Nelson

Oct 10, 20233 min read

Jean Auger, 4911 Lake Ave., enjoyed rare chance to meet woman born there more than100 years ago

Yoga instructor Jean Auger and her husband Michael Auger have owned the 100-plus-year-old home, 4911 Lake Ave., for 25 years. “When we...

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All are drawn by its magnetic charm. Lake Avenue: White Bear Lake’s favorite walking path

Lynn Nelson

Oct 9, 20234 min read

All are drawn by its magnetic charm. Lake Avenue: White Bear Lake’s favorite walking path

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

It’s said that the best writers write about topics they know well. If that is so, and I believe it is, I was born to write about Lake...

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