Twin Cities Area

The Weatherball in Minneapolis

March 9, 2012
3 min read

On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...

Greater Minnesota

Enter Marlon Brando

January 19, 2016
3 min read

Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...

Welcome to Hanska

January 19, 2021
2 min read

Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...

Dead Good Walks

Maple Hill Cemetery

April 18, 2011
2 min read

Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...

Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan

January 9, 2020
1 min read

The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...

Who the heck was...

Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?

November 12, 2019
6 min read

Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...

Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?

January 22, 2019
2 min read

Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...

Roadtrips

Punished Woman’s Lake

March 15, 2023
2 min read

I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

Winter At The Lamar School

March 9, 2021
2 min read

It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...

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