Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Twin Cities Area
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Sandstone
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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...

