On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

