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