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 Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis was founded in 1907 by 39 of the city’s most influential women.This...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lost Highway 61
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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