When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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