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 Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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