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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
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
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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 First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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