Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

