Ott Cabin at Sibley Park
By a BECHS Volunteer What do people think of when they think of the Ott Cabin at Sibley Park? [...]
Jackson Lake
By Mike Lagerquist Like much of Minnesota and its 10,000 lakes, Blue Earth County has been blessed with many [...]
The Heritage of Vernon Center
By a BECHS Volunteer The first white person to settle in the Vernon Center area was Israel Wing who [...]
Eisteddfods
By a BECHS Volunteer The annual Eisteddfod is a time of reflection on a unique cultural heritage that has [...]
Ghost Towns in Blue Earth County
By Hilda Parks Pioneers settled and cleared the land. Crops were planted, and farming began. Sawmills and blacksmith shops [...]
Horse Racing in Mankato
By Hilda Parks Racing was once a popular pastime in the Mankato area: foot racing, bicycle racing, and horse [...]
A look at 1968
By Hilda Parks This article was originally written to correspond with a temporary exhibit: Coming of Age: 1968, which was [...]
Blue Earth County’s Courthouse
By Michael Lund In 1886 the lead architect by the name of Mr. Healy drew an accurate view of [...]
Creameries
By: Ollie Anderson Dairy was a big business in Blue Earth County from before the 1890s through the present [...]
Mind the Gap
By Kristin Matzke For thousands of years, the human race has built structures to surmount many obstacles of the [...]