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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Red Wing Iron Works
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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