At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lost Highway 61
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...

