James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...

