The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Enter Marlon Brando
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
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 Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
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