Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
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...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Brewery In Preston
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...

