At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...

