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
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...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...

