Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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