Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Moving Old Hibbing
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Little Marais Inn
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...

