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...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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