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?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion School In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion Depot In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

