Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
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...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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