Cultivating Creativity – Design and Wine
Laura Doyen started Design and Wine in North Mankato to encourage creativity as well as to help groups and organizations with a great team-building activity.
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.
Ready for Anything – Minnesota Primitive Skills and Survival School
Mason Grove and the Minnesota Primitive Skills and Survival School have positioned themselves to help the people of southern Minnesota learn to be more sell-sufficient.
Dan Lee – Climbing for a Cause
Dan Lee loves adventure but he also loves helping others find their adventures too. After recently climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, he's moving on to the Cotopaxi Volcano in Ecuador but it's always for a cause!
Poorna Malavath – On Top of the World!
MSU Mankato Exchange Student, Poona Malavath had a mantra, "I will not give up untill I succeed." Succeed she has! The native of India has climed six of the Seven Summits and plans to tackle the seventh in 2020!
Having a Ball – Ciana Ni Churraoin
Ciana Ni Churraoin, a native of Ireland and a graduate student at MSU Mankato plays on the MSU handball team and also happens to be ranked at the No. 2 female handball player in the world!
Le Luxe de Sydney – She’s the Bomb!
Although not yet old enough to drive, Sydney Johnson of Mankato has started Le Luxe De Sydney, a business that produces the bath bombs that she and her family innovated!
A Little Whimsy, A Little Weathered – Old Town Shop Enjoys Success
Mother and daughter team, Denise David and Jes Tano, talk about their shop, Whimsy and Weathered in Old Town Mankato and the need for expansion just three years after launch.
Mankato Staple – Najwa Massad & Najwa’s Catering
Najwa Massad has come a long way - from Lebanon, to running several successful business, to becoming the mayor of Mankato. Beneath it all is a heart that beats with a love for family, her community, and hospitality.
Sister Mary Ann Osborne – Crafting Peace and Hope
Sister Mary Ann Osborne, SSND, expresses hope and peace through her craft of wood carving.