The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Sandstone
Jordan Brewery Complex
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Meyer School In St Augusta
The End of the Line in Currie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hanover Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

