In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Dead Good Walks
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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