Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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