Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Twin Cities Area
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moderne New Ulm Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Oxford Mill Ruin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
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
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

