The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Almelund Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

