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
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery is located near the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lost Highway 61
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston