The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Franconia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
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...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
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