At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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