It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
District 6 School in New Sweden
The District 6 school in New Sweden Township stands in a field surrounded by tall stalks of corn in...
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Wasioja
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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