KELOLAKE BENTON, Minn. (KELO) -- In every city, big and small, amenities tend to come and go. But in the small town of Lake Benton, Minnesota, there's been one consistent form of entertainment for well over a century.
In the heart of the town, you'll find history hiding in plain sight along Benton Street.
"From what I understand, we're one of two original opera houses left in the state of Minnesota," Lake Benton Opera House Vice President Dave Norgaard said.
The Lake Benton Opera House, as it stands, dates back to 1896. A year prior, fire destroyed the original wood structure, though some of the scorched timbers still remain.
"Over the years it was an opera house, and then vaudeville, the traveling acts, and then it got made into a movie theater, probably back in the 40s, and then this thi
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