When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Florence Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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