In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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