The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Florence Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Dotson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

