At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome to Hanska
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Finding The Past In Swatara
Visiting Golden Gate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Dotson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Green Lake Mounds
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

