Erica Jodsaas

Hester Park neighborhood is nestled underneath mature trees and hugs the banks of the Mississippi River. Situated in-between the St Cloud hospital and the downtown area, access to the city will not be easier! The park is very cute! Re-surfaced tennis courts, playground equipment, a kiddie pool, an awesome sledding hill in the winter and the best seats for the St Cloud fireworks show on the 4th of July - its a good park! The bus line runs right thru there, which can get noisy and the hospital does have a Life Flight helicopter but when I lived there, I got used to it. Lots of huge, historic homes and lots of people walk in the summer or when the weather is nice. Is a great place!

Living on the lake in St Joe brings me the best of every world out there! A close knit community where my neighbors know us, the kids, the pets and if you need a cup of sugar you can ask for one! It is truly wonderful and does exist! In the summer the kids swim every day, the water is clear, clean and really warms up. Buy extra beach towels - your house will be popular! :-) And as a private lake, it is not too busy! In the winter we ice skate, walk/slide on the lake and there is lots of ice fishing! The school in St Joe goes from K to 8th grade, is state of the art and almost brand new! Smart boards in each class room, huge windows overlooking a beautiful natural setting and amazing teachers. I have been very happy and the kids love it - which is the real test.There are only a few restaurants in town but St Cloud is so close that it really hasn't been a big deal. Plus, in the summer we grill all the time anyway. We can stay home and still get a pizza delivered (House of Pizza), go out for a fine Italian meal (Bello Cucina) and have fun night life (the Middy) right in town - it has been perfect for us and I would never move! St Joe has everything you need and some things you never knew you wanted - I love it!!