History StoriesOutdoors StoriesMankato New Construction – Aerial Photo AlbumBy Rick Pepper - March 31st, 2020FacebookTwitter Downtown & Old TownPhoto by Rick Pepper – Aerial view of Veterans Memorial Bridge looking southPhoto by Rick Pepper – Aerial view of Old Town Mankato looking northPhoto by Rick Pepper – Aerial view of the Minnesota River and Veterans Memorial Bridge looking southwestPhoto by Rick Pepper – Aerial view of downtown and Old Town Mankato. 2nd Street is bent by the lens through the foreground. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Event StoriesAuthor Cindy Wilson Headlines the Cabin Fever Edition of the Deep Valley Book Festival History StoriesThe Schmidt House: A Time Remembered History StoriesCherished Memories: The Cray HouseMOST RECENT STORIESWalt Cheever — Woodworking in His BloodWeekend High Notes: GooWeekend High Notes: OpenWeekend High Notes: The Hardest PartWeekend High Notes: DirectionsLoad moreCOMMUNITY NEWSGreater Mankato Growth, Inc. Names Della Schmidt as President and Chief Executive OfficerCall to Artists – Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Needs Guest Artists for our Playing With Art SeriesInside the Heartache: Tour the Fairmont Opera House to see the Urgency in Repair ProjectBlue Earth County Historical Society – Commemorative Bricks Available for PurchaseGreater Mankato Growth, Inc. Awarded $155,000 Drive for Five Grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic DevelopmentLoad more