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
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lost Highway 61
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
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
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

