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
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
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...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Historic Wasioja
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion School In Duluth
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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