When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Florence Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
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 Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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