Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Old School In Wolverton
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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
Old Brewery In Preston