Early Brainerd News Today

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 ...

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 Cou...