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

