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 Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown