Mankato History

Key City was the nickname for Mankato for many years, and can still be found in the names of [...]

An old-fashioned farmer’s market, sponsored by the Old Town Neighborhood Association, began operation on a Saturday in early July [...]

Prohibition, World War I, and nationwide advertising put an end to cigar making in Mankato, according to Joseph Bienapfl, [...]

Believe it or not … a homemade boat weighing thirty-three tons, named the See Scout, was once launched unto [...]

After a cold spring where 88 inches of snow had accumulated, including a late March wet snowfall, the conditions [...]

Ibach Brewery was a little-known brewery was once located on James Avenue at the present site of Jefferson School [...]

The Mankato Winter Carnival of 1920 was an event like no other. Never before had Main Street been converted [...]

On April 7, 1894, the Mankato City Council unanimously passed a resolution creating a free public library. The new [...]

Based on the area’s past experiences with Christmas lights displays, there are at least two reasons the Kiwanis club’s [...]

Harvey Andersen, noted Mankato skier, as well as a sportsman in nearly every area of sports, was an early [...]