That time Nepal's Queen Ratna arrived in Rochester in need of care
The queen, along with her husband, King Mahendra, were in town for a one-day visit as the guests of Dr. Chuck and Alice Mayo.
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The queen, along with her husband, King Mahendra, were in town for a one-day visit as the guests of Dr. Chuck and Alice Mayo.
"People will say that they are surprised that Mayo Clinic could flourish in a place like Rochester. My response is that Mayo Clinic thrives not in spite of, but rather because of Rochester," said Matthew Dacy, the director of Mayo Clinic’s Heritage Hall.
Rochester's Lobb Field airport was a waypoint along the route.
Rochester residents were treated to the site of the Crown of the Andes in 1955.
The new Rochester airport south of town offered longer runways and better air service, even if it took a few years for those jets to arrive.