It is fitting to begin a tour about the struggle for women's rights at the Mary Tyler Moore statue. Moore was both a real actress (1936-2017) and the title character in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a popular sitcom set in Minneapolis that ran…

Minneapolis was a city of industry. Logging, garment making, and flour milling were all prominent industries in the growing city. Thanks to river boats and trains, new transit routes linked the region to the rest of the country. Supported by this…

One of St. Paul’s three public monuments and memorials to World War I, the Court of Honor largely centers its attention on World War II, with a small plaque dedicated to World War I veterans of Minnesota. Located on the Mall adjacent to the State…

Once reflective of the name commonly associated with World War I; “The War to End All Wars,” the Vision of Peace now represents an ideal which is yet to come to fruition. As the name would suggest, this monument does not commemorate war, rather,…

Along East Calhoun Parkway of Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun), there includes a monument to the U.S.S. Minneapolis, a World War I-era cruiser, and two memorials to Minnesotans who served in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, respectively. All…

What was once a glorious football stadium for the University of Minnesota and monument to World War I, all that remains of Memorial Stadium is the archway through which one entered with the dedicatory inscription in the McNamara Alumni Center. World…

World War I was a particularly trying time for the city of St. Paul. Because the United States fought against Germany, the city’s large German immigrant population came under heavy persecution due to questions about their loyalty to the country.…

Made of St. Cloud granite, located in Minneapolis, and dedicated to Minnesota veterans, the Soldier’s Monument at Lakewood Cemetery was initially designed to serve as a monument to Minnesota’s Union Army veterans of the Civil War. Today, it also…

One of several Twin Cities Churches to erect a monument to World War I, the Hennepin Ave Methodist Episcopal Church did so on November 6, 1921 through the efforts of its parishioners. Located in the Church foyer, one cannot help but notice this…

During World War I, Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis transformed itself from a house of worship to a center of wartime support. While the Church’s male parishioners went overseas for military service, the female parishioners…