The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Cobden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Ruins of Sawyer School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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