The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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