The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
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...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moving Old Hibbing
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Milford Monument
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

