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. . Regions Hospital, a trauma center, is in St. Paul, on East University Avenue, just east ofthe Capital complex, easily reached via 1-35E. . St. John's Hospital is east ofRoseville, in Maplewood, about a mile north of Highway 36, on Beam Avenue, about a half mile east of Highway 61. . St, Joseph's Hospital is in St. Paul, on Exchange Street, south on Rice Street, across 1-94 from the Capital complex. . United Hospital is in St. Paul, west of the central city, on Smith Avenue, between Fort Road (7th Street) and 1-35E Shopping The two major shopping areas are Rosedale and Har Mar Mall. Numerous strip malls are located around the City plus other shopping areas are close to the Roseville city limits. Maplewood Mall is to the east and the Quarry Mall is west ofthe City on Old Highway 8. No major home remodeling stores are located in Roseville, but Home Depot and Menards are nearby. The main shopping areas in Minneapolis and St. Paul are in their downtown areas. The Mall of America, with about 400 stores, is in Bloomington. You can Park and Ride at Rosedale and hop on a Metro Transit bus that takes you to Minneapolis, St. Paul and the Mall of America. The major food stores in Roseville are listed on the back ofthe City map. Two organic food markets are nearby. Fresh and Natural Foods is located at the intersection of Highway 96 and . Lexington Avenue and Whole Food is located on south Fairview Avenue in St. Paul. Recreation Personal recreation opportunities abound in Roseville. The City has 28 parks within its limits. Many parks offer picnic areas, playground equipment, walking trails, tennis and basketball facilities and other amenities. In the winter, several parks have ice skating rinks. Call the Parks and Recreation Department at 651-792-7006 for more details. The Roseville Skating Center is next to City Hall. It includes the outdoor skating rink, called the OVAL, and the enclosed Ice Arena is a skating and hockey facility where the Roseville Raiders play. The Ice Arena has a "cool" walking track that is open to the public. During the summer, the OVAL is used for roller blades, skateboarding and biking. Olympic Skating Teams often practice or compete there. Many City street lanes are marked for bikes and walkers. During the winter, many people walk at the local enclosed malls. Several health clubs are in the area, but not within the City limits. In Roseville, boating is restricted to Lake Owasso, Lake Josephine and Lake McCarron. However, numerous larger lakes are within a short drive. . Indoor swimming is available at the Fairview Community Center. Outdoor swimming is restricted to Lake Josephine. Other lake swimming is at Lake Owasso (beach is not in Roseville), Lake Johanna, Island Lake, Phalen Lake, Keller Lake and Gervais Lake. Roseville offers wonderful cross country ski trails but no downhill skiing. However, Como Park in St. Paul has a short downhill ski hill.