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