Group Stories

So many fantastic groups doing so many good things! Enjoy these Greater Mankato Area group and organization stories.

Bike Wheels - Key City Bike - Mankato, MN

Key City Bike – Cycling and Recycling With Heart

Key City Bike is making an impact by keeping bikes out of landfills and growing biking culture in the region.
Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra 2018

Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra – Ready Player One: Free Music Concert

The Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform their free summer concert, Reader Player One, on June 24th at 3:30 pm at the Leas Schwickert Arts Pavilion in Sibley Park, Mankato and at 6:30 pm on June 27th at the St. Peter Public Library.
North Mankato Farmers' Market 2018

North Mankato Farmers’ Market Grand Opening June 18th

North Mankato Farmers' Market vendors braved a soggy soft opening. Official Grand Opening has been rescheduled for June 18th.
Photo by Don Lipps - Pay What You Can Acting Class participants (from left to right) Isabella Owens, Cadence Smith, Jill Fischer, Michelle Parsneau, and Christi Smith join instructor Amanda Joy Hauman for a time of learning and fun!

Pay What You Can Drop-In Acting Class!

Pay What You Can Drop-In Acting classes are sponsored by The Intrepid Theater Project in Mankato and take place in the Twin Rivers Council for the Arts Emy Frentz building.
Manking Faces Mankao

Local Artist Profile – Carrie Goettlicher is Making Faces!

Carrie Goettlicher and her partners at Making Faces face painters can turn a squirming child into a princess in less than five minutes
Mending Spirits Animal Shelter volunteer, Michel Haugh with her two dogs, Bernie and Odo.

Mending Spirits Animal Rescue Volunteer – Meet Michel Haugh

Mending Spirits Animal Rescue volunteer, Michel Haugh, relates her experience with the alternative animal rescue agency.
Photo by Rick Pepper - Triple Falls above the Blue Earth River

Why A New Arts & Leisure Site? For The Love Of Mankato!

MankatoLIFE.com Chief Cook & Bottle washer explains how being surprised by love for the region led to this new publication.
Don's Pond, Ney Park near Henderson, MN

MankatoLIFE.com — Not Much To See Here… Yet

MankatoLIFE.com is scheduled to launch on January 1, 2018. There's not much to see here yet but just wait to see what we cook up!