Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Twin Cities Area
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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