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
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Le Sueur Theater
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
The Almelund Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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