The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...

