When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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