Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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