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 Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering Quadna Resort
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Florence Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

