Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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