Category: Minnesota
Where the Cold Water Meets the Warm
Lots of people love to go fishing, and even if you’re one of the folks that doesn’t care much for the pastime, what you’ll find…
Duluth’s Great Lakes Aquarium
One of the most recognizable structures in Duluth, and in the state of Minnesota for that matter, is the famous lift bridge. It traverses the…
519 N 3rd Avenue East, Duluth, Minnesota
The home at of 519 N 3rd Ave. East in Duluth, Minnesota looks much like the ones surrounding it. In fact, you wouldn’t give it…
Do You Know Robert Zimmerman?
Robert Zimmerman perhaps sounds like a fairly common name. This young man was born in Duluth, Minnesota, later moving to Hibbing and after high school,…
The Farm Themed Nature Center
We may think of a nature center as a place with an interpretive building and a few wooded acres where one can hike. So when…
The Mean Green Giant
Some people have a green thumb, and it certainly seemed the farmers in southern Minnesota were experts at growing peas. Large beautiful peas. Peas so…
Mayo & The Green Giant
In Le Suer, Minnesota you’ll find what appears to be a modest old home sitting on a lot in front of a grain elevator. Unless…
A Tragedy That Led to An Institution
In August of 1883 a tornado hit southeastern Minnesota. It was a devastating event that caused a lot of damage to people and property. Out…
A Famous Doctor Whose First Patient Was a Horse
One of this medical doctors first patients when he came to town was a horse. He was glad to treat the horse, but he was…
A Frontier Doctor
He was a frontier doctor that found himself in the middle of the Dakota War. His work in that war led him to take a…
