As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hanover Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Red Wing Iron Works
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

