When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Little Falls Depot
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Green Lake Mounds
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
The Little Marais Inn
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors 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...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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