The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Enter Marlon Brando
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lost Highway 61
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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