Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome to Hanska
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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