On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Franconia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

