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
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
State Theater In Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Finding The Past In Swatara
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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