Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After 120 years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening of July 29th, 1895...
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Moving Old Hibbing
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Sandstone
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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