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With the growth of the Twin Cities metro area, city dwellers seeking a quieter existence have found Lake Elmo - located on the old main trail between Stillwater and St. Paul. The city boasts a big blue lake of the same name (and 8 other lakes, too!)
Settled in 1880 and incorporated in 1925, Lake Elmo has kept its charming small town feel.
The Main Street area
holds several first-class restaurants, antique shops, turn-of-the-century brick and wood buildings
and this charming grain elevator.
Lake Elmo is also home to the Washington County Fairgrounds and the annual August county fair.
Sparkling Lake Elmo, a very deep lake, is a magnet for visitors metro-wide.
Located on a major transit route between Stillwater and Bayport, Oak Park Heights has been a major economic beneficiary of growth in Stillwater.
Oak Park Heights was incorporated in 1959. Today, it is a major retail center with
a large concentration of stores along Highway 36. Oak Park Heights is also home to the area's new high school, the state's
newest and largest prison, and an underground maximum security facility.
| Oak Park Heights | |
|---|---|
| 14168 57th St. N. Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 |
(651) 439-4439 |
| Lake Elmo | |
| 3800 Laverne Ave. N. Lake Elmo, MN |
(651) 777-5510 |
The new Stillwater Area High School is not only a state-of-the-art educational complex, but a community center as well. The school boasts a professional-grade auditorium, stage, and sound/lighting system - which can host performances from groups throughout the area.
District 834 also utilizes an early version of outcome based education at Stonebridge Elementary
School in Stillwater. Here, multi-age groupings of students learn together.
Oak Park Heights residents can enjoy a new 28 acre park near Stillwater Senior High School. Plans are being made to link bike paths within Oak Park Heights to those in Bayport, Baytown Township and Stillwater.
