James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...

