The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 6 School in New Sweden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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