People Stories

Of all the amazing things that make up our region, the most amazing of all are the people! Of all the things we want to write about, our highest priority is to write about the folks doing creative things. Let us introduce you to just a few of your neighbors in these Greater Mankato Area people stories!

Photo by Don Lipps - Phone of the Wind in Linnaeus Arboretum on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter’s Phone of the Wind: A Help in Grief and Loss

Photo by Carlienne Frisch - Walt Cheever "signs" each of his works.

Walt Cheever — Woodworking in His Blood

“Selfhood” at the 410 Project

Submitted Image - Rouge and Roses by Beth Ann Hamilton

“Domestic Multiplexity” by Beth Ann Hamilton at the 410 Project

Glass pane by Bob Vogel of Stained Glass Studio of St. Peter

Local Artisan Profile – Bob Vogel & Stained Glass Studio of St. Peter

Master-artisan, Bob Vogel, creates and offers his work for sale at Stained Glass Studio of St. Peter

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 Don Lipps - Artist Becky West - North Mankato, MN

Local Artist Profile – Becky West

Artist Becky West of North Mankato has been growing as an artist from the time she was very young.

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People Stories

Saint Peter’s Phone of the Wind: A Help in Grief and Loss

Walt Cheever — Woodworking in His Blood

“Selfhood” at the 410 Project

“Domestic Multiplexity” by Beth Ann Hamilton at the 410 Project

Local Artisan Profile – Bob Vogel & Stained Glass Studio of St. Peter

Local Artist Profile – Carrie Goettlicher is Making Faces!

Mending Spirits Animal Rescue Volunteer – Meet Michel Haugh

Local Artist Profile – Becky West

COMMUNITY NEWS

Mankato Area Foundation Grants $4.2 Million

Mankato Area Foundation awards $300,000 in Taylor Grants to address regional food insecurity

Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Performing Arts presents the 2024 Fall Dance Concert

Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Reintroduces the Healthy Me Exhibit on November 14, 2024.

The Mankato Symphony Kicks off the Holidays on December 8