Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Little Falls Depot
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

