When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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