The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
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...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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