Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome to Hanska
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Meyer School In St Augusta
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Visiting Golden Gate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Green Lake Mounds
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul