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
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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