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
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...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
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...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
The End of the Line in Currie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Visiting Golden Gate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown