Local 4-H Over 100 Years Old
A.B. Graham was credited with founding 4-H clubs in Ohio in 1902. In 1912, T.A. Erickson, a rural school [...]
Dog, Lion Were Fast Friends in ’30s Zoo
While it may seem impossible for a little dog and a big cat to be best friends, at Mankato's [...]
Tourtellotte Pool
Tourtellotte Swimming Pool has its history rooted in the Depression of the 1930s. The Great Depression affected everyone from [...]
Dr. Helen Hughes Hielscher
Dr. Helen was truly a light of the first magnitude in southern Minnesota. She was a medical doctor and [...]
KYSM, Mankato’s First Radio Tower
Mankato’s first radio station was KYSM, which was constructed in 1938. The station cost about $100,000 to build, which [...]
Ski Haven or Mount Kato, A great place to Ski
By Hilda Parks Whether it is called Ski Haven or Mount Kato, either name refers to the ski hill [...]
That Terrible Winter of 1935/1936
Old-timers like to tell stories of “the worst winter” they can recall—the 1935/1936 record-breaker. That winter truly was a [...]