The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Church of the Holy Cross
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Wasioja
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Duluth Homestead Project
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 48 School Near Delano
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

