Preservation Month 2026

Preservation Month is May 2026. 

1. Do we have ideas of what we could do this year? 
2. Some ideas: 
   1. Story hour at the libraries. 
   2. A concert of some sorts.
   3. A historical shop small event.
   4. Arts through history at the Carnagie. 
   5. Photo contest — historical emphasis
   6. Community dinner
   7. Film screening at the downtown theater
   8. Tea Party
   9. Mankato After Dark — Explore Mankato's mysteries

Jessica shared past year's events:
 

Mankato HPC National Preservation Month Activities
Year	Activity
2009	Rack card announcing HPC and purpose
2010	Thursdays in May: Presentations (Front Street, Mankato Development, House History Workshop) each week and tours of buildings: Graif, Emy Frentz, Carnegie, History Center; HPC Open House to unveil Context Study, resolution from Mayor, meet HPC members.
2011	Thursdays in May: Virtual Hidden Front Street tour, Landmark Designation at First Presbyterian Church, MN Main Street Program.
2012	Thursdays in May: Landmark Designations at Blue Earth County Courthouse and R.D. Hubbard House, MN Main Street Program.
2013	Historic Mankato Tour
2014	Historic Parks Bus Tour
2015	Captains of Industry Bus Tour
2016	Old Town Walking Tour
2017	Transportation  Bus and Bike Tours
2018	Hidden Front Street Walking Tour
2019	NO TOUR - Heritage Plaques Bus Tour planned but HELD until plaques received
2020	NO TOUR - COVID
2021	NO TOUR
2022	NO TOUR
2023	NO TOUR - Planning for SHPO Conference
2024	Mankato History Bus Tour - local designations and heritage plaques
2025	Mankato Historic Places brochure - bus tour