Twin Cities Hidden Gems
Our Team specializes and is dedicated to serving home buyers and sellers in the Twin Cities and throughout the 13 counties and outer Metro areas. And as real estate advocates in the Twin Cities, we would like to highlight all of those popular destinations in both St. Paul and Minneapolis. We will also feature local events and businesses on this page.
Our First Stop:
Manitou Island
Manitou Island is an island in Minnesota, situated nearby to Central Park, and close to White Bear Lake.
The name "White Bear Lake," and "Manitou", meaning habitation of Great Spirit, came from the Native Americans. There is more than one version of the legend about the island used by the Native Americans for making maple sugar.
*Info courtesy of Wikipedia
*Photo grabbed from Google
Our Next Stop:
Matoska Park
​
Matoska Park spans 4 acres of White Bear Lake shoreline, from the swimming dock at 7th Street to the gazebo south of the Manitou Island Bridge.
​
Several picnic tables and benches are peppered throughout this tree-shaded park to allow viewing opportunities of picturesque White Bear Lake, the historic Erd-Geist Gazebo and the Speiss landing marker, which commemorates Gerry Speiss' sail across the Atlantic in his 10-foot homemade boat. Stroll a walking path with a trail to the bridge and stop for a refreshing drink of water at the newly built handicapped accessible restrooms near the center of this park.