The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Almelund Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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