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
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Dotson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Old Brewery In Preston