The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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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