When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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