On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Welcome to Hanska
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Little Falls Depot
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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