Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moving Old Hibbing
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Franconia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City