Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Cobden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie 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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...

