This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
Twin Cities Area
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Almelund Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown