The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

