Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Twin Cities Area
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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