Minnesota State Capitol Field Trip
From its grand stairs to its chambers, the Capitol always has something to see. All groups may take a 45-minute general tour free with reservations. Or, enrich your trip by signing up for a hands-on education program. Legislators are notified for reserved student groups.
HISTORICAL PLACES OF MINNESOTA STATE,U S A IN GOOGLE EARTH
HISTORICAL PLACES OF MINNESOTA STATE,U S A
1. MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL,SAINT PAUL 44°57'19.34N 93° 6'6.95W
2. CATHEDRAL OF ROSARY,DULUTH 46°48'59.93N 92° 4'4.61W
3. MALL OF AMERICA,BLOOMINGTON 44°51'15.26N 93°14'32.23W
4. SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE,TWO HARBORS 47°12'0.90N 91°22'1.08W
5. FORT SNELLING,ST.PAUL 44°53'34.33N 93°10'50.60W
6. WATER FALLS PIGEON RIVER,PORTAGE 48° 0'16.86N 89°35'47.07W
7. CATHEDRAL OF ST.PAUL,ST.PAUL 44°56'49.16N 93° 6'32.54W
8. STATUE OF LOON,VERGAS 46°39'51.64N 95°47'56.51W
9. INSTITUTE OF ARTS,MINNEAPOLIS 44°57'29.90N 93°16'27.00W
10. PELICAN PETE,PELICAN RAPIDS 46°34'11.58N 96° 4'57.49W
11. MILL CITY MUSEUM,MINNEAPOLIS 44°58'44.10N 93°15'25.13W
12. MINNESOTA ZOO,APPLE VALLEY 44°46'2.82N 93°11'40.13W
13. GOOSEBERRY FALLS,TWO HARBORS 47° 8'36.67N 91°27'58.71W
14. BASILICA OF ST.MARY,MINNEAPOLIS 44°58'23.43N 93°17'10.21W
15. SPIRIT MOUNTAIN RECREATION,DULUTH 46°43'6.32N 92°12'48.09W
16. VALLEYFAIR AMUSEMENT PARK,SHAKOPEE 44°47'56.93N 93°27'22.65W
17. WEISMAN ART MUSEUM,MINNEAPOLIS 44°58'22.46N 93°14'13.16W
18. ST.MARY'S CATHEDRAL,ST.CLOUD 45°33'31.54N 94° 9'41.24W
19. MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER,ST.PAUL 44°56'58.57N 93° 6'19.01W
20. BAPTISM FALLS,SILVER BAY 47°20'56.51N 91°12'15.63W
21. GIANT SPOON&CHERRY,MINNEAPOLIS 44°58'12.94N 93°17'20.66W
22. FORT ST.CHARLES,MAGNUSONS ISLAND 49°21'42.20N 94°58'52.61W
23. MINNEHAHA FALLS,MINNEAPOLIS 44°54'55.84N 93°12'39.37W
24. ST.PETER & PAUL'S CHURCH,MANKATO 44° 9'54.74N 93°59'47.04W
25. MINNESOTA WELCOME,MOORHEAD 46°50'47.68N 96°46'9.48W
26. SNOWMAN,NORTH ST.PAUL 45° 0'55.13N 92°59'30.62W
General George Washington Visits St. Paul!
The official Mount Vernon Washington Re-enactor visits with students at Washington Middle School in St. Paul, Minnesota. General Washington was visiting as part of the Discover the Real George Washington exhibit, on view at the Minnesota History Center until May 29, 2011.
Saint Paul History: First Capitol, 1854
Minnesota's first capitol building opened in 1854 at Tenth and Wabasha Street.
Haunted Places in The Twin Cities
Tonight we're exploring and area, far greater than a simple town. A landscape seething with eerie superstitions, terrifying apparitions, and downright bone chilling hauntings. Turn out the lights, grab the popcorn, and settle in for the Speakeasy's list of the most haunted places in the Twin Cities! Enjoy!
Photos:
“James J. Hill House 2013” by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
“James J. Hill House” by Mac H (media601) ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“JJHHMainFireplace” by Minnesota Historical Society ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“JJHHDiningRoom” by Minnesota Historical Society ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“Washington Avenue Bridge” by Mac H (media601) ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“Washington Avenue Bridge Minneapolis” by Mulad ( is in the Public Domain
“Washington Avenue Bridge traffic” by Michael Hicks ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Washington Avenue Bridge east end” by Mulad ( is in the Public Domain
“Minnesota State Capitol night” by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
“Minnesota State Capitol 2017” by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
“Minnesota State Capitol” by Mulad ( is in the Public Domain
“Minnesota State Capitol” by History127 ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
“Minnesota State Capitol – Rotunda” by Tony Webster ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“Minneapolis City Hall” by Tony Webster ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Minneapolis City Hall” by Tony Webster ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Minneapolis City Hall” by Tony Webster ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“A.D. MDCCCLXXXIX - Minneapolis City Hall” by Tony Webster ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“Minneapolis City Hall Sunset Rain” by Tony Webster ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“Minneapolis City Hall circa 1900” by the Minnesota Historical Society ( is in the Public Domain
“Minneapolis Institute of Arts” by Alvintrusty ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
“Minneapolis Institute of Arts” by by Tony Webster ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Minneapolis Institute of Arts” by City of Minneapolis Archives ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minn. / postcard” by MCAD Library ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Minneapolis Institute of Arts” by edkohler ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“The Sixth Avenue approach to the Institute of Arts, through Washburn Park (preparatory for Minneapolis Institute of Arts)” by MCAD Library ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Taking the Night Air” by Phil Simonson ( is licensed under 2.0
Historic Mesaba Co-op Park - SHPO
2012 has been designated the International Year of Co-operatives by the UN. This is the first three videos featuring historic cooperatives in Minnesota. Mesaba Park was organized as a cooperative by Finnish farmers and laborers in 1929 and is one of the few cooperative parks remaining in the United States.
For more information go to the official United Nations 2012 International Year of Co-operatives web site at:
For more information on Mesaba Park go to their website at:
Corrections and additional facts:
-Just the breeze way was a bunk house
-It was a mostly Finnish community that made up Mesaba Park until 1959
-Until the early 1970's the board meetings were spoken only in Finnish
Inside Minnesota's Newly Restored State Capitol
Before Minnesota's State Capitol Building was restored, pieces of the building were literally crumbling apart. Take a look inside the newly-restored Minnesota State Capitol Building in St. Paul, and hear the story behind the renovation with Rep. Dean Urdahl and Speaker Kurt Daudt.
25 Movies filmed in Minnesota | Best movies set in MN
The 25 best Minnesota-based movies that were filmed and set in Minnesota. This list of top MN films are in order of year released, and include links to the trailers of each movie.
The movies that made this list range from classics like The Mighty Ducks to Cohen Brothers' A Serious Man. There are fictional MN towns like Mercury (Young Adult) and Mount Rose (Drop Dead Gorgeous), as well real cities like St. Cloud, Owatanna, Glencoe, and Edina.
What's your favorite Minnesota movie? Let us know in the comments.
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Conserving Minnesota's Battle Flags
The Minnesota Historical Society recently began a project to conserve several Civil War and Spanish American War battle flags. Doug Bekke, Assistant to the Textile Conservator, explains the painstaking process of examining and treating each of these historic banners.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Virtual Tour: University of Minnesota
Tour the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in this video feature!
Footage courtesy of Meet Minneapolis.
Footage ©Explore Minnesota Tourism Photo/Video
Haunted Places in Minnesota 2
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, and more! Check out our second list of the most haunted places in Minnesota! We took a lot of your suggestions on this one... from creepy schools to scary haunted manor houses... enjoy.
Photos:
Greyhound Bus Museum by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Greyhound Bus Museum vehicles” by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
“2009-0522-Concordia-OldMain” by Bobak Ha’Eri ( is licensed under CC BY 3.0 (
“Brown Hall Concordia College Moorhead MN” by Bjorn G. Altenburg ( is licensed under CC0 1.0 (
“Soul Reach” by Collapse The Light ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
“Flag Sunset” by Collapse The Light ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
“Calumet Hotel 2012” by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
“Calumet Hotel” by Jet Lowe ( is in the public domain (
“Anderson House Wabasha 1” by AlexiusHoratius ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
“Anderson House Wabasha 2” by AlexiusHoratius ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
“Fitzgerald Theater” by Ross Griff ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
“Fitzgerald Theater” by Matt ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (
“Warden’s House Museum” by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (
“Warden’s House Museum rear” by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (
“glensheen” by Brendan Riley ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (
“Glensheen Mansion” by Jon & Robin ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
“Saint Mary’s Hall, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (3)” by Susan WD ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (
“Saint Mary's University Main Campus 2” by Randy Stern ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
“Clock Tower and the Bluffs” by Susan WD ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (
Schmidt Artist Lofts by McGhiever ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (
Historic Schmidt Brewery by Mac H (media601) ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (
Glensheen Mansion Photo Meet, Duluth 10/7/17 #glensheen #fall #window #lamp by Sharon Mollerus ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
10 Fascinating Facts About the US Postal Service
Learn 10 amazing facts about the US Postal Service.
Despite recent cutbacks in delivery hours and financial struggles, the US Postal Service is an iconic organization. Here are 10 amazing facts about the US Postal Service.
Number 10 -- Ever wonder how many mail pieces get processed and delivered every single day - if you guessed 554 million, you were exactly right.
Number 9 -- In one working day, mail carriers and truck drivers travel a combined 4 million miles.
Number 8 -- The most unusual delivery method for the postal service are the mule trains used in Arizona. Each mule carries about 130 pounds of mail and supplies down an 8-mile trail to the Indians at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Number 7 - The longest rural delivery route is in St. Paul, Kansas. The carrier travels 187 miles each day and delivers to 173 boxes along Route 2.
Number 6 -- The smallest post office is located in Ochopee, Florida measuring only 61.3 square feet.
Number 5 -- In 1775, Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first Postmaster General.
Number 4 -- The postal service shells out $159 million to employees for salaries and benefits daily.
Number 3 -- Each day, the USPS issues 382,256 money orders.
Number 2 - Rural free delivery began in 1896.
Number 1 -- In 1885, the postage was 2 cents per ounce. In 1958, it increased to 4 cents. Fast forward to 1971 the postage was 8 cents. A decade later, postage was 18 cents. And today, 46 cents per ounce.
USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN-708) News Video (1985)
In November 1985 we did PCO Ops out of Fort Lauderdale, and at some point we took a film crew from Minneapolis underway with us. On a personal note, one day the crew were allowed to bring family members underway, so my mother and father came. At 5:48 in the video I'm sitting in the crews mess with my dad. He loved telling people about that day.
Thanks to Ken Westhaver (the Hoove) for digging up this old video.
Medieval America 27: Six States from St Louis to Fargo
In this episode of my trip around America I continue my journey north in the center of the country. I traveled into six new states, and cover 1250 miles in the course of eight days traveling ever north from St. Louis Missouri all the way to Fargo North Dakota.
We stop at several castles and a major museum.
With this video and the previous video (episode 26) I went from the New Orleans at the south of America all the way north to Fargo North Dakota bifurcating the country. There was a big swing in temperate and a constant uphill climb. I also noticed now in this video that the terrain is changing there is a lot more open space with enormous open fields and gentle rolling hills, with much fewer trees. It is clear we are heading toward the prairie states.
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About Medieval America the series:
This is a series of videos where you travel along with Will as he journeys all across America in search of medieval things like Castles, Blacksmiths, Meaderies, Museums, Stone Masons and much more.
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Why? Because I am going to be building a castle and this trip is partially to do research on how others have done it.
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Journey Statistics:
Mileage so far: 8831
States traveled to so far: 27 (Mass, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota + Canada)
Medieval sites visited: 24
Castles visited: 29
Blacksmiths visited: 4
Other stops and sites: 22
Motels/Hotels: 37
Days Traveling: 78
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The Academy of the Sword by Thibualt:
The Musical piece I play in the introduction and at the end is Beethoven's Ode to Joy on the Classical Guitar.
Video Notes:
I traveled five new states over the course of eight days including
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota
I went into Indiana and spent one night in Indianapolis. After that I moved on to Chicago Illinois
The Bean, Art Institute of Chicago
The Mars Cheese Castle in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin: The Morgridge Center Also known as the Red Gym, It was built in 1894 and was used as an armory and gymasium for the University of Wisconsin. It was designed in the Romanesque Revival style.
Then West on Route 18 across part of Iowa which is one of the most beautiful drives I have taken. all the way to Mason city Iowa. A little over 200 miles.
Then North into Minnesota for Minneapolis, St Paul and St cloud for four castles:
The Landmark Center in St Paul- Completed in 1902 it is also in the Romanesque Revival style but notice how different it looks because of the different stone compared to the Red Gym, (This building is pink granite ashlar) It was initially used as the State post office, courthouse and customs house.
The American Swedish Institute (The Swan Turnblad Mansion) It is built in Chateauesque style which is a revival style architecture based onFrench Renaissance Architecture. IT was completed in 1910 and is made of Bedford Limestone. It is also known as the swedish castle.
The Stanford Newel House in St. Paul It The core of the building was built in 1864 by a man named Lasher during the Civil War using locally quarried limestone. It was purchased in 1886 by Stanford Newel and upgraded with the tower and battlements added.
The UMinn NROTC Building - in Minneapolis, it is the University of Minnesota Armory. It was constructed in 1896. It originally served as the University Armory and Gymnasium. Over the years it has served various purposes and now is the home of the University Naval ROTC and gymnasium.
Fergus Falls Minnesota for the Kirkbride Building also known as the Fergus Falls State Mental Health Hospital . It is purported to be haunted. Construction was completed in 1907.
Ending in Fargo North Dakota and Unicorn Park.
Next up I will be traveling west and covering some of the Prairie States.
Who Built Our Capitol?
The untold story of the men and women who built the Minnesota State Capitol Building.
R.A.V. v St. Paul
This is a 5 minute summary of the case of R.A.V. v. St. Paul
Minnesota State Capitol Building
When the current State Capitol building was built in 1905, it was the third in Minnesota’s storied history (the first burned down in 1881 and the second quickly became too small for the growing government). The 12-year, $4.5 million project designed by local architect Cass Gilbert would be worth $110 million today.
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Minnesota's Election Integrity Problem.
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