The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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