The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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