As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Red Wing Iron Works
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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