Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After 120 years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening of July 29th, 1895...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Old Brewery In Preston
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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