Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome to Hanska
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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