The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Cobden
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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