The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Little Falls Depot
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In 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