Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Little Falls Depot
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lundring Service Station in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
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...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

