For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
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...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Old Brewery In Preston
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...

