The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Old School In Wolverton
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
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
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston