James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
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
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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