A Special Homecoming: Mankato Residents Share Memories of Author Maud Hart Lovelace’s Visit to...
Mankato residents share memories from nearly 60 years ago, when author Maud Hart Lovelace returned to her hometown of Mankato.
BECHS: Sharing History in New Ways
The Blue Earth County Historical Society has been the curator of the Mankato area's history for almost 120 years. Learn the history of the history keeper!
A Brief History of the Red Jacket Valley
The Red Jacket Valley, located just south of Mankato, is well-known for biking and hiking the Red Jacket Trail system or skiing at Mount...
The Gift of History: Maud Hart Lovelace and Laura Ingalls Wilder
Carlienne Frisch offers some insight into the lives of two of southern Minnesota's favorite children's authors.
ARTchitecture: Little Stone House Receives Preservation Stewardship Award
In his column, ARTchitecture, Mike Lagerquist provides insight into what is likely the oldest building in Mankato, the Little Stone House
Keeping Norwegian Folk Art Alive
Joan Hurry, Mary Sherwood, and Nancy Sullivan have been keeping the Norwegian folk art of rosemåling alive in the Mankato area for the better part of fifty years.
The Mankato Tornado of 1946
MankatoLIFE author, Carlienne Frisch tells the story around the events of August 17, 1946 and the tornado that wreaked havoc on the fringe of Mankato.
Louise Abigail Wright Mayo: An Overlooked Part of History
Usually overlooked, a large reason for the success of the Doctors Mayo was wife and mother Louise Abigail Wright Mayo
Living History: The Boy in Blue Memorial
Almost 30 years after the Civil War, a group from Mankato banded together to memorialize those who had fallen. In recent years, another group gathered for the self-same task.
Mankato’s Pioneer Women
Mankato's founding included a group of strong, influential women.