Austin in Mower County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Michael C. Ruzek
Pillars of the City
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2023
1. Michael C. Ruzek Marker
Inscription.
Michael C. Ruzek. . Austin native Mike Ruzek, excelled in high school sports and emerged as a leader from the class of 1964. After graduating from Luther College, he returned to Austin to begin his career in financial planning. He established the Austin Health Insurance Agency in 1998. Mike established Spruce Up Austin and served as its president for 12 years. He was also a founding member of the Austin High School Alumni and Friends Association and helped to establish their Distinguished Alumni program. As a founding member and chair of the Austin Area Foundation, he served as their representative on the Hormel Foundation Board. Mike has been active with the Development Corporation of Austin, Austin Area Chamber of Commerce, Austin Athletic Club, YMCA and the Mower County Veterans Memorial.
Austin native Mike Ruzek, excelled in high school sports and emerged as a leader from the class of 1964. After graduating from Luther College, he returned to Austin to begin his career in financial planning. He established the Austin Health Insurance Agency in 1998. Mike established Spruce Up Austin and served as its president for 12 years. He was also a founding member of the Austin High School Alumni & Friends Association and helped to establish their Distinguished Alumni program. As a founding member and chair of the Austin Area Foundation, he served as their representative on the Hormel Foundation Board. Mike has been active with the Development Corporation of Austin, Austin Area Chamber of Commerce, Austin Athletic Club, YMCA and the Mower County Veterans Memorial.
Erected 2022 by Austin Pillars of the City Committee.
Location. 43° 40.383′ N, 92° 58.477′ W. Marker is in Austin, Minnesota, in Mower County. It is on Main Street North just south of 7th Place Northwest, on the right when traveling north. The marker is mounted on an Austin flood wall pillar, on the west side of Horace Austin Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Main Street North, Austin MN 55912, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
