Rapidan Dam Store reopens after previous location destroyed by flooding
The Rapidan Dam Store reopened on Monday after being destroyed by flooding in late June. The original building was removed due to concerns it would be swept into the Blue Earth River. The area near the building had suffered significant erosion.
Rapidan Dam Store reopens at temporary location
(ABC 6 News) — In southern Minnesota, the Rapidan Dam Store is reopening at their temporary location. They shared a photo on social media Monday inviting customers to visit them on Front Street in Mankato. The family-owned business says they will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Rapidan Dam Store temporarily reopens in Mankato
The Rapidan Dam Store was bought in June by Blue Earth County officials. It was demolished to prevent it from falling into the Blue Earth River, shortly after the family home collapsed into the waters.
Beloved Rapidan Dam Store reopens after June floods led to destruction of old location
Alayna Mann grabs an order as David Hruska and Kathy Iverson work in the kitchen, left to right, during the reopening of the Rapidan Dam Store in Mankato on Monday. The original store location was demolished in June after flood damage and the collapse of the 114-year-old Rapidan Dam.
Beloved Dam Store re-opens in downtown Mankato
It’s been nearly four months since historic flooding caused the failure of the Rapidan Dam and the eventual loss of the beloved Dam Store just steps away. Monday, the Hruska family re-opened the Dam Store in a new,
Demolished after flood, Rapidan Dam Store reopening Monday
A beloved southern Minnesota store demolished in June due to flooding has reopened in a new location in downtown Mankato. The Rapidan Dam Store's new home is the old Wagon Wheel Cafe on Front Street.
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