Mankato does have some culture
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8/14/2013
It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it.
Start at Minnesota State, from national sporting events to National Festivals to Theater.
The city is also building a Children's Science Museum downtown. The city has other various unique recreational things throughout the year: Vikings training camp, Minneopa Falls, Numerous biking-skiing trails, Mt Kato skiing/mt biking, summer college league baseball league (Northwoods League).
About every 3-4 years they host a National Air Show, recently they have hosted many D-II national tournaments.
I'd love to have someone show me a city around 60,000 people that is bursting at the seams in culture. I don't think Mankato is that lacking, people are expecting a little too much.
Wildchild | Mankato, MN