The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Almelund Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Franconia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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