For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
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...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Old Brewery In Preston
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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