Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Almelund Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
Old Brewery In Preston
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Green Lake Mounds
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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