Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Duluth Homestead Project
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Sandstone
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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