The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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