At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Little Falls Depot
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Enter Marlon Brando
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hanover Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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
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
Old Brewery In Preston