The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Planning for a new road for stagecoach travel westward from the Mississippi began in the winter of...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Enter Marlon Brando
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Sandstone
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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