James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Little Falls Depot
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moving Old Hibbing
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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