Mankato’s Vaudeville Stars – The Kaye Sisters
Mankato natives Muriel and Barbara Kuebler were once known as the Kaye Sisters, a sister dance act that performed with the famous traveling Pantages circuit during the days of vaudeville.
Looking Back – William Bierbauer Brewing Company
The William Bierbauer Brewing Company (later the Mankato Brewing Company) operated in Mankato from 1863-1971.
Marguerite Marsh and the YMCA in the Great War
Mankato native, Marguerite Marsh, served the troops with the YMCA during The Great War, WWI
MSU Mankato — COVID-19 Community History Project
The archive team at MSU Mankato is busy collecting the perspectives of students and community members about the Covid-19 crisis
Transportation Advances Through the Red Jacket Valley
Julie Schrader tells the tale of train and automobile advances through the Red Jacket Valley south of Mankato
Storybook Tour — A Literary Journey Along Highway 14
Take a whirlwind tour along Minnesota Highway 14 to explore three of our favorite children's authors: Maud Hart Lovelace, Wanda Gág, and Laura Ingalls Wilder
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...
ARTchitecture – Telephone Lineman Bas Relief
Mike Lagerquist tells the story of the Lineman bas relief sculpture on the current Consolidated Communications building in Mankato
Charades – Once-In-a-Lifetime Original Musical at West High School
40 years ago this month, the faculty, staff and students of Mankato West High School created an original stage musical called Charades.
The Grand Old Saulpaugh Hotel
The Saulpaugh Hotel was, from its construction in 1888 until its close in 1964, one of the grand buildings of old Mankato