James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

