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
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Florence Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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