Built between 1902 and 1904, this beautiful building on its shady lot served southeast Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Old School In Wolverton
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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