If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Twin Cities Area
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Planning for a new road for stagecoach travel westward from the Mississippi began in the winter of...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
The Le Sueur Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Duluth Homestead Project
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
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