The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
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...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...

