The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
Exploring Ottawa
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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