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