The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome to Hanska
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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