The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome to Hanska
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

