In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
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...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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