Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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