This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
Twin Cities Area
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Le Sueur Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion Depot In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hanover Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Cobden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown