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
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Wasioja
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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