The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Little Marais Inn
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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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 John Beargrease?
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Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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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