The annual BEAR’ly Open Golf on Ice Event takes place on the first weekend of February each year at Ramsey County Beach on beautiful White Bear Lake in Minnesota. 

The fun kicks off with the Community Pre-Party on Friday, January 31, 2025 at the White Bear Country Inn. The evening includes live music, fun games and activities, hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar. 

Then join us on the frozen shores of White Bear Lake for Golf on Ice on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Enjoy a fantastically frozen round of golf on two custom-designed, 9-hole courses with your friends. Bring your own creative "golf club," a hockey stick, broom, tennis racket, or anything that will hit a tennis ball. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume, best sled, and best tent (golfers’ choice). Spend time in the Tent City for DJ’d entertainment, mascot dance-offs, and beverages and treats from local businesses and organizations. 

Can't join us in person? The Online Auction runs January 27-February 1, 2025. You can still help by participating in our online auction, where you will find many gifts and experiences donated by local businesses and community members.  

We are also seeking sponsorships and auction donations for this great fundraiser benefiting the White Bear Area Food Shelf. Please share this information with your family, friends, and colleagues and help us raise funds to eradicate food insecurity in our community!

Tickets and commemorative merchandise go on sale December 1 at www.bearlyopen.org. Net proceeds from the tournament will go to the White Bear Area Food Shelf, where the need has never been greater! Learn more about the Food Shelf at www.whitebearfoodshelf.org. 

The BEAR'ly Open is an official event of the 2025 Saint Paul Winter Carnival.

Indulge in the timeless allure of classic love songs this Valentine’s Day weekend from the Great American Songbook! Courtney Burton returns to Lakeshore to celebrate the legendary music of Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, and more. Experience the music of a bygone era, performed with a contemporary spirit, a dash of blues, and a ton of soul.

After nearly 20 years on the road together talking about their spouses, their children, their in-laws and their friends, the Looney Lutherans have compiled some helpful techniques and tricks for surviving other people. Tips include: “How to understand what your spouse is really thinking,” and the Lutheran Feelings Chart. (Hint: it’s pretty basic.) Relationships can be tricky but, after laughing and singing along with the Looney Lutherans, you might just find yourself saying, “Well, IT COULD BE WORSE.”