As a young girl, Maud Hart Lovelace dreamed of becoming a writer. She followed her dream and became the author of the universally loved series of Betsy-Tacy books. Become a Member of the Betsy-Tacy Society. Help keep the Lovelace tradition alive! PO Box 94 Mankato, MN 56002-0094 507-345-9777.

1111 Range St Mankato, MN 56003. Welcome to BEST WESTERN Mankato MN and Restaurant. Free WiFi, Fitness Center, Business Center, Pet Friendly, 100 Percent Smoke Free. Start yourday off right with our Free Hot Breakfast Buffet. Take a refreshing dip in Indoor Heated Pool and Spa. Meeting Rooms and Banquet Space to fit your needs. Flat Screen TVs with Extended Channels, Desk, Fridge, Microwave, Hair Dryer, Coffee Maker. Welcome to Best Western Mankato.

In the last 5 weeks, I have been introduced to so many new things. I have been shown how to use a Flip recorder, how to edit and produce a video and slideshow, and also how to put them online. As we all know, journalists and public relation practioners alike are having to deal with the adoption of many new media outlets. Video online, I would not have known where to start.

City Center Named a Pilot Artists on Main Street Community. Along with the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, Springboard for the Arts and the Bush Foundation, City Center Mankato will explore how arts can address challenges affecting Main Street communities. View the 2018 City Center Guide. Check out the City Center Guide for information on where to eat, shop and play in City Center Mankato.

The Hofmann Apiaries is now on the National Register of Historic Places, the ONLY historic apiary in the country. WCHS is the acting fiscal agent because we want to see it become an active learning center. The bees need us, we need the bees. How can you participate? Learn, volunteer, contribute! Call Joan Mooney, 835-7700. Read more in WCN article.

Marian captures the spirit and then sets it free. Artist Marian Anderson is nationally acclaimed with numerous awards and achievements. Recognition for her diversified subjects comes from a natural ability not only to create a beautiful painting, but to breathe spirit and soul into the paintings. The viewer enjoys feeling and emotion. View images from Marian Anderson Fine Art Prints Gallery. National Wild Turkey Federation Print Series. Visit the new Marian Anderson Art Gallery.

Writing and photography by Audrey Kletscher Helbling. Finding spring in Minnesota at the conservatory. TO ALL MY WINTER WEARY. Readers in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and any other place where cold and snow are lingering too long into spring, I offer you a visual respite. This is for you, as much as for me. Currently, the Spring Flower Show. Is in bloom inside the Sunken Garden.