Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
Green Lake Mounds
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Florence Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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