The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Florence Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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