Storybook Town

Another story from the Ivanhoe Centennial showed how Ivanhoe, MN got the name Storybook Town.

In 1971, an exchange student came to Ivanhoe and after discovering that the town was named after the novel said, "Oh yes, the Storybook Town." The town quickly adopted the name.

The title has been used just as often as the names within Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. From Storybook Manor and Storyland Daycare (both now closed) to Storybook Park (better known as Piggy Park), the name became an affectionate description of the town and some of its buisnesses.