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
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
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
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...

