Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Dotson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Ottawa
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Duluth Homestead Project
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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