The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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