The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The town of Hasty in central Minnesota began with the construction of a new Great Northern Railway...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul