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
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
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...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Dotson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...

