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
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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