Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
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...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Red Wing Iron Works
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

