On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
The Duluth Homestead Project
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
Florence Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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