Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

