The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Wasioja
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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