Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
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...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Little Marais Inn
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
The Milford Monument
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Franconia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Article Archive
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
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown