All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
The End of the Line in Currie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...

