Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Built between 1902 and 1904, this beautiful building on its shady lot served southeast Minneapolis...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

