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
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Englanders who settled in the St Croix Valley were drawn there because of the thick, wild...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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