Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Twin Cities Area
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion 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...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Florence Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital 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