When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didnโt know where I was. I certainly didnโt...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Dotson
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his motherโs death in 1905...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

