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
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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