The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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