The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hanover Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Little Marais Inn
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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