Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Twin Cities Area
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City