As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 48 School Near Delano
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering Quadna Resort
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

