In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion School In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Moving Old Hibbing
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
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