Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
The End of the Line in Currie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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