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
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Ruins of Sawyer School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

