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