At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Don’t you love it when you stop in a town for one historic building and find out there are other...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Visiting Golden Gate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Old School In Wolverton
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

