Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Anoka meaning in the Chippewa language ‘Work” and in the Dakota ‘”On both sides of the river” lies on both banks of the Rum River at a junction with the Mississippi; just 18 miles north of Minneapolis as shown on the accompanying map. Anoka is one of the oldest towns in the state. It … Read more
Osseo boasts of being the greatest early potato producing section of the Northwest. This boast is not without foundation, anyone may see wishes to spend few hours in this thriving village. There ore literally acres and of spuds that hem so to speak, the town tn front all sides. More than ever Osseo people smiling … Read more
Most of the items in this house are 100 years old or more and all of them are either salesmen’s samples. children’s toys. or personal keepsakes, some of them perhaps from the home of your own grandparents. The collection required thirty-three years to gather to make it ample for an entire house of ten rooms … Read more
One of the World’s Natural Wonders, located in the beautiful Minnesota River Valley, twenty-one (2.1) miles southwest of the Twin Cities, and four (4) miles from the Minneapolis Auto Club. Visit the Boiling Springs at Hattenberger’s Farm just outside the Shining City of Shakopee, Minnesota
The location of the old Gellenbeck stage station coming from St. Anthony and Fort Snelling on the dusty road to St. Peter and points South, in Minnesota Territorial days. 2, 000 guns, historic Concord coaches, food and Western hospitality extended by Osborne and Marie Klavestad. Howdy: 15 ridin’ miles from Mpls. and St. Paul.
Built in 1914, Stillwater State Prison is the state’s largest security institution. The facility has multiple living units.The history of Stillwater State Prison dates back to 1853 when the Territorial Prison was built on the north side of the City of Stillwater. That facility operated until 1914 when it was closed and operations were moved … Read more
About twenty-five miles east and south of Minneapolis, County Seat of Dakota County, a portion of the city of Hastings stretches over into Washington County. Built near the complicated confluence of the Mississippi, Vermillion, and St. Croix Rivers. This fine city is named for the first elected governor of Minnesota, Henry Hastings Sibley. Downtown is … Read more
Interstate Park, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and Taylor Falls, Minnesota, 30 mites from Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The rock ledges at the Dalles are ancient lava flows. of which seven may be identified, rising like giant steps above the rivet. The lava. or trap, is well jointed. so that there are vertical precipices and isolated … Read more
Formerly the Club House and the Cottagewood Hotel, a guy named Henry Schomberg bought the place and renamed it the Keewaydin Hotel around 1903. The name supposedly refers to a northwesterly wind in the language of the Dakotah. This handsome hostel was four stories high boasting 40 well appointed rooms and a spacious dining hall. Rates … Read more