The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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