Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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
Old Brewery In Preston