The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
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...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Cobden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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