The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Little Marais Inn
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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