Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
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
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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