Mankato’s Harmonia Hall
The Mankato Harmonia Association was formed in the 1870s as a German singing society. Its membership included many of [...]
Mankato Has a Long History of Organized Clubs
What if you lived in Mankato in January 1900? Organized clubs may be your answer. You had just celebrated [...]
Thomas Warren
Warren Creek. Warren Addition. Those were familiar names in Mankato in the 1850s. Today it is the name Warren [...]
Sir Henry Wellcome Hails from Garden City
Garden City was a thriving community in the mid-1800s. Blessed with the Watonwan River for power, a road leading [...]
Vikings Training Camp In Mankato
Vikings have called Mankato their pre-season home from 1966 - 2017. The Vikings have seen players and coaches come [...]
Riches in the Minnesota River
It has been a while since anyone made a living off the Minnesota River. Back in 1901, some enterprising [...]
Lebanese Immigration to Mankato
Mediterranean immigrants started to arrive in the Mid-West after the 1880s. The largest Mediterranean area ethnic group that came [...]
Fun in the Sun at The Pit
Heading to Hiniker Pond, or The Pit as it’s known around the area, to cool off from the hot [...]
Blue Earth County Fair
When the summer heat reaches nearer the triple digits then it is county fair time in Minnesota. The smell [...]
Blue Earth County Banned Dancing
While some areas in the mid-1900s U.S. prohibited alcohol, Blue Earth County went a step further in July of [...]