The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Meyer School In St Augusta
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

