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
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
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...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
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...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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