When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
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
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul