Dining & Entertainment
Bobs of Mankato
Phone: 785-378-3201
119 E Jefferson
Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Mexican & Home Town Cooking... With a Twist
Buffalo Roam Steakhouse
Phone: 785-378-3971
740 E South St, Highway 36
Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday
Noon Buffet Tuesday - Friday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Evening Buffet Specials
* Tuesday: Fried Chicken, Baked Fish, Brisket, Spare Ribs, Pasta, & Dessert Bar
* No Wed. or Thurs. Buffet
* Friday: Smokehouse Buffet - Fish, Chicken, Beef, Pork
* First Saturday: Seafood Buffet
(Following Saturdays: Beef, Ham, BBQ Ribs, Pulled Pork, Clam Strips, Chicken Nuggets, Smoked Turkey)
Contact for large parties on location and/or catering
Sweden Creme
Phone: 785-378-8600
Open Daily 11 am - 9 pm (May 1st - October 31st)
11 am - 8 pm (November 1st - April 30th)
Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Lovewell Marina & Grill
Owners, Aaron & Jana Coil
Phone: 785-753-4351
Located at the beautiful Lovewell State Park
2400 250 Rd Lovewell Lake
Webber, KS 66970
April - September
7 AM - 7 PM SUNDAY - THURSDAY
7 AM - 9 PM FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Services available: Full service restaurant, Fuel on land and water, Convenience store, Bait shop, Boat rentals, and camping supplies available.
Find us on Facebook @LovewellMarina
Jewell County State Lake
Jewell County State Fishing Lake is located in Jewell County, four miles west and six miles south of Mankato, KS. or six miles west and two miles north of Jewell, KS. The property is managed by KS. Department of Wildlife & Parks and comprises 57 acres of water and 108 acres of land. It was acquired and built by the KS. Fish and Game Commission in 1954 using Dingell-Johnson funding.
Mankato Swimming Pool
Mankato Swimming Pool is open during the summer season only.
404 W. Jefferson
Mankato, KS 66956
Phone: 785-378-3007
Mankato Country Club
9 hole sand-greens golf course
Phone: 785-378-3140
Ute Theater
The Ute Theater is a volunteer run theater. Shows start at 7:30 PM, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, September-May.
Mankato City Park
The City Park features new play equipment, a full shelter house, and new restrooms.
Mankato City Library
Rotating book service in addition to permanent library books are available at the new Library.
A large genealogy area and Internet access are also available.
Phone: 785-378-3885
Hours: Monday 6pm-9pm
Tuesday - Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-1pm
Jewell County Historical Society
Museum Open April - October, Curator Phone: 785-282-4464, 785-794-2296
Genealogy - Tours of Museum, 3 Farm History museums, and Historical Rock Jail
The Jewell county Historical Society Museum contains donated gifts of various descriptions. The north building was the original home of the Jewell County Historical Society, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Doc Johnson. The south building was originally the Wint Smith Building which he willed to the Historical Society.
The Jewell County Historical Society also has the old Jail at the north east corner of Center & Madison.
The building and Threshing Bee grounds north of the city park houses antique tractors, engines and machinery. This is where our Threshing Bee is held on the 3rd weekend in July. Also, on the 3rd Saturday in October the Historical society host a farmers market featuring craft display, food, etc.
There is a microfilm reader n the City Library and microfilm of Jewell county Papers through 1988.