In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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