The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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