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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Church of the Holy Cross
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Enter Marlon Brando
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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