The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Dotson
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Ottawa
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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