Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
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