At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn 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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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