Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Twin Cities Area
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
♫ When the Weatherball is glowing red, warmer weather’s just ahead. When the Weatherball is...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Almelund Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Little Marais Inn
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lost Highway 61
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
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