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?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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