When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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