COMMENT BY
Jennifer from Maplewood, MN
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
St. Paul, MN
COMMENT
Raised in Lakeville
I am 22 and I have lived in Lakeville all my life. When I was young, there was a cornfield in my backyard and a barn at the top of my street. I can remember the years that the transformation began to take place. Soon, there were countless roads and houses behind my house and now a new high school where the barn stood.
My parents tell me that there is a joke that used to go something like, "Watch out for the Indians if you go to Lakeville." That was meant to warn city-people that Lakeville was way out in the boonies.
Today it is a community full of young people that is growing fast. Our second high school is opening soon. A SuperTarget opened up a few years ago where another patch of wilderness once was. We got a Cub recently and will be getting a Rainbow. But we still have to drive to Burnsville to go to the mall! (which is okay by me)
I recently took a job in North St. Paul and regretfully, will be moving away from Lakeville soon. Nevertheless, the city will always be home to me.