Owatonna, Minnesota
Welcome to the first post of Travelogues: The Travel Blog by Kyle Hanson of Creative Boulevards.
Kyle was born in Minnesota and grew up in Owatonna, named after the ailing Native American Princess who drank its healing spring waters and miraculously recovered. It was coming to this Mineral Springs Park that Kyle discovered his love for the outdoors as well as Native American History.
Owatonna’s sights also played a role in developing his love for all things historic. From its Village of Yesterday recreating an old town that would be seen in a Minnesota Tallgrass Prairie, to its charming Main Street containing Central Park and the National Farmer’s Bank, built in 1908 by famous Chicago architect Louis Henry Sullivan, to creating art & pottery at the architecturally impressive former Minnesota State Public School built in 1887.
The Spirit of Owatonna will never be forgotten.
