The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Twin Cities Area
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery is located at the foot of a bluff on the banks of the Root River. Brewing...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Florence Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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
