Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
Ruins of Sawyer School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Enter Marlon Brando
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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