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

