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 End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Florence Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
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
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston