The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Wasioja
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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