Brainerd’s 1st airfield took off in popularity
Before there was a Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, there was an airfield where Henry Rosko housed the first airfield in the region in the 1920s. By the 1930s, his airfield “could not be expanded to meet the growing demands of the aviation industry,” according to airport officials. 7:00 am, Apr. 19, 2021 ×
Historian Carl Faust holds the Brainerd historic site sign that was placed near the site of the Rosko Field hangar in 2017. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
It took brothers Henry and Peter Rosko to get Brainerd’s first airfield off the ground.
Henry Rosko housed the first airfield in the region in the 1920s, according to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport officials.
Street signs highlight historic downtown Brainerd
There were 40 signs that were hung up in downtown Brainerd in 2017 featuring images of historic downtown Brainerd. The signs are located between Fourth and Eighth streets, and Front and Laurel streets, close to where the original photo was taken. 5:00 am, Apr. 12, 2021 ×
A Brainerd Then and Now sign, showing Laurel Street from the 1920s, hangs across the street from the subjects seen in the photo, namely the Crow Wing County Historic Courthouse and the Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum and Library Saturday, April 10, 2021, in downtown Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
Walking the streets of downtown Brainerd can be like taking a walk down memory lane.
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