If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Twin Cities Area
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Ruins of Sawyer School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bend in the River Regional Park
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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
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