The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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