Local cowboy legend Franklin Manke gives presentation at Edgemont Historical Society’s Annual Meeting

  • Franklin Manke poses with his wife Audrey during last week’s Edgemont Historical Society’s Annual Meeting. Today (Jan. 30), Franklin is celebrating his 90th birthday, and on Oct. 15, 2025, the couple will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary.
    Franklin Manke poses with his wife Audrey during last week’s Edgemont Historical Society’s Annual Meeting. Today (Jan. 30), Franklin is celebrating his 90th birthday, and on Oct. 15, 2025, the couple will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary.

    EDGEMONT – Last week on Tuesday, Jan. 21, retired local rancher and business owner Franklin Manke gave a presentation at the annual meeting of the Edgemont Historical Association.

    Manke turns 90 years old this week on Thursday, Jan. 30. He and his wife Audrey will celebrate their 72nd Wedding Anniversary on Oct. 15, 2025. During last week’s presentation, Franklin bragged that Audrey had been chasin…