The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...

