At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Green Lake Mounds
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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