The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moving Old Hibbing
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Ruins of Sawyer School
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Old School In Wolverton
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Ottawa
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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