For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
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...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 6 School in New Sweden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

