The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Church of the Holy Cross
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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