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?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Milford Monument
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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