Blue Earth County Fair
When the summer heat reaches nearer the triple digits then it is county fair time in Minnesota. The smell [...]
When the summer heat reaches nearer the triple digits then it is county fair time in Minnesota. The smell [...]
While some areas in the mid-1900s U.S. prohibited alcohol, Blue Earth County went a step further in July of [...]
“Do you love your wife? If you do, you will buy her a Rue Washer.” So read a 1905 [...]
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was plunged into World War II. [...]
The history of railroads in Blue Earth County has a long past. The town was founded in 1852 and [...]
Many people ask - Why do we call it Blue Earth for the county and river. The Blue Earth [...]
Blue Earth County's Hemp History Blue Earth County used to have a plant that can make paper, rot-resistant rope, [...]
By a BECHS Volunteer What do people think of when they think of the Ott Cabin at Sibley Park? [...]
By Mike Lagerquist Like much of Minnesota and its 10,000 lakes, Blue Earth County has been blessed with many [...]
The history of Vernon Center, Minnesota goes back to the spring of 1855 when Israel Wing first settled in [...]