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?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
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