James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Little Falls Depot
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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