The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moving Old Hibbing
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome to Hanska
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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