Hand Made Cigars Once a Profitable Business
By Rich Forseth Many people never would have thought that making handmade cigars in Wisconsin and Minnesota was a [...]
Fourth of July Adventures
By Grace Webb Early in the morning of July 4, 1909, around 12:30 a.m., the city of Mankato was [...]
Hometown Grocery Stores
By Hilda Parks Do you remember when you could walk to the local grocery store on the corner? Can [...]
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
By Hilda Parks Baseball did not become popular in Minnesota until after the Civil War, although the game was [...]
The Circus Comes to Town
By a BECHS Volunteer Many of us remember that in the hot summer days the Big Top appeared in [...]
Union School
By a BECHS Volunteer The lot located at the corner of Broad and Mulberry streets in Mankato has been [...]
Lovelace’s scrapbook comes alive with humor and charm
By Anna Freyberg Sifting through a copy of the famous Mankato writer’s scrapbook, it feels as though I’m being [...]
Wells Fargo Bank has deep roots in Blue Earth County
Blue Earth County has a long history of banking. Banks were formed, moved, renamed and merged together countless times [...]
Local 4-H Groups over 100 Years Old
By Win Grundmeier A.B. Graham was credited with founding 4-H clubs in Ohio in 1902. In 1912, T.A. Erickson, [...]
A Micro Batch of Mankato’s Brewing History
By Jessica Helmers Beer is an everyman’s drink. It came from a region of humble pursuits, like so many [...]