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Koester Museum
Koester Museum
The City of Marysville owns an entire square block of the downtown which is on the National and State Historic Registers, known as the Koester Block, named after the family patriarch Charles Koester who was an early settler in Marysville who gained success in banking and real estate investments.
The Koester museum contains original family possessions that show what life was like in the last 19th and early 20th centuries. The Koester house is now a mexican restaurant. Koester House
Koester House
Historic courthouse
Historic Courthouse
Other museums include the Historic Courthouse Museum, the Pony Express Museum and a private doll museum downtown open by appointment only. A Trails Landing Park is located north of the US36 bridge where visitors can see a replica of the ferry used to transport travelers across the Big Blue River in the early days of Marysville.
Unified School District #364 serves Marysville and the surrounding area as do two parochial schools, St. Gregory’s Elementary and Good Shepherd Lutheran Elementary. Highland Community College maintains a satellite facility on the site of the former Lincoln School. Other educational services are provided by the Marshall County Community Resource and Education Center (MCCREC) at the Lincoln School. St Gregory's school
St Gregory's school
City Park tennis courts
City park tennis courts
Marysville has numerous public parks.
The City Park is located just 3 blocks south of the intersection of Highways 77 and 36. It a swimming pool, tennis courts, picnic area, and a new theme playground.

Marshall County Calendar of Events 2006

January
19 Thursday Knights of Columbus Soup Day, Marysville

February
4 Saturday Knights of Columbus Consignment Sale, Axtell
10-12 F-S-S Frozen Butt Rendezvous, Frankfort
11 Saturday Kiwanis Outstanding Citizen Banquet, Marysville
14 Tuesday Romancing Marysville Drawing
16 Thursday Evangelical Church Soup Day, Marysville
19 Sunday Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Fish Fry, Marysville Legion
19 Sunday BBBS Bowl For Kid’s Sake, Marysville
25 Saturday Bridal Event, Marysville

March
9-11 T-F-S M-Act Presents Steel Magnolias, Marysville
12 Sunday St. Michael’s Soup Supper, Axtell
14 Tuesday Kiwanis Scholastic Banquet, Marysville
16 Thursday Legion Baseball Soup Day, Marysville
18 Saturday St. Patrick Day Parade, Lillis
25 Saturday Doug Gabriel Show, Marysville

April
15 Saturday Easter Egg Hunt, Waterville
21-22 F-S Garage Sales, Beattie
22 Saturday American Legion Shrimp Feed, Marysville
29-30 S-S Victorian Days, Waterville

May
8 Monday Kiwanis Radio Day, Marysville
13-14 S-S Mother’s Day Flea Market-BBQ-Art Show, Marysville
26 Friday Burger Bash, Waterville
27 Saturday Nickel Day, Waterville

June
2 Friday Friday Night Crusin, Poker Run, Scavenger Hunt, Marysville
3 Saturday Car Show, Marysville
3 Saturday Miss Marshall County, Marysville
10 Saturday Vermillion Jamboree
11 Sunday St. Malachy Bazaar, Beattie
15 Thursday Pony Express Reride, Marysville
17 Saturday Kid’s Day, Marysville
18 Sunday St. Michael’s Summer Social, Axtell

July
3 Monday Barbeque & Fireworks, Waterville
4 Tuesday Chamber & City Fireworks and Entertainment, Marysville
4 Tuesday Duck Race, Barbeque, Music, Fireworks, Blue Rapids
9 Sunday Music In the Park, Waterville
14-15 F-S Sidewalk Sale, Marysville
14-19 Marshall County Fair, Blue Rapids
16 Sunday Marshall County Fair Parade, Blue Rapids

August
6 Sunday Alcove Spring, Meeker Wagon & Barbeque
11-12 F-S City-Wide Garage Sales, Marysville
17-19 T-F-S Days of ’49, Hanover
19 Saturday Beattie Milo Festival
26 Saturday Fireman’s Fun Day, Oketo

September
16 Saturday Faris Family Blue Grass Music, Waterville
23 Saturday Kiwanis Punt-Pass-Kick, Marysville

October
5 Thursday Legion Baseball Soup Day, Marysville
10 Tuesday United Methodist Church Bazaar, Beattie
12 Thursday RSVP Soup Day, Marysville
19 Thursday Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Soup Day, Marysville
22 Sunday Museum Potato Bake, Oketo
26 Thursday Presbyterian Church Soup Day, Marysville
27 Friday Black Squirrel Night, Marysville

November
2 Thursday United Methodist Church Soup Day, Marysville
4 Saturday One Big Package Open House, Marysville
5 Sunday Good Shepherd Lutheran School Auction
7 Tuesday Kiwanis Pancake Day, Marysville Legion
7 Tuesday Election Day
9 Thursday St. Gregory Church Soup Day, Marysville
16 Thursday First Christian Church Soup Day, Marysville
24 Friday Christmas Lighting, Marysville

December
2 Saturday Dickens on Broadway, Marysville
2 Saturday Santa Soup Day, Waterville

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Judy Kracht, Marysville Travel & Tourism
P. O. Box 16
785-562-3101
800-752-3965
marysvillechamber@sbcglobal.net