Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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