Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery is located at the foot of a bluff on the banks of the Root River. Brewing...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...

