My name is Kris McDonald. This is my 6th year teaching in Big Lake. I teach 9-12th Special Education at the high school. This was a second career choice of mine, fulfilling a dream of…

I, Kelly,  grew up in Big lake since I was 5 and graduated from Big Lake in 1989. John grew up in Brooklyn Park and graduated in 1997. We have 5 children ages 33,25,21,18, and…

  Hi, I’m Sam Hedin. I’ve lived in Big Lake for 8 years with my husband and two children. Living here has allowed me to begin focusing on my dreams of launching our Urban Farm…

Hi, my name is Mike. My wife, Tone and I, own a small restaurant here in Big Lake called Cambo Flare. Before all this….back when we had typical 9-5 jobs, we never really figured our…

Hi, I’m Curcha Hawkins. I have lived in Big Lake since I was in 8th grade and now my husband, Chase, and I are raising our two kids here. I recently was able to accomplish…

Hi, I’m Andrea Gerdts and my family and I have lived in Big Lake for 25 years. After raising our daughters, I started working in the Big Lake schools and still do so today. I…

Hello! We have been part of the Big Lake community since 2011. My husband, Clay, and I have 3 girls who are in 6th, 4th, and 2nd grades. I have been subbing in our ECFE…

My name is Molly Drossel. I am the owner of Cocoa Maas, the local chocolate shop.   Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family. I am the youngest of two children. I…

My name is Rebecca Schwirtz and I have lived in Minnesota all my life and I don’t see myself ever leaving. I grew up in Aurora, MN, or as I lovingly say, “On the Iron…

Hello! I’m Gwen Toppe. My parents and 3 siblings lived in several different areas of the country. When I was younger, we lived in Oregon where my father grew up and then we moved to…