Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Oxford Mill Ruin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Visiting Golden Gate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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