The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome to Hanska
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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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