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
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Le Sueur Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering Quadna Resort
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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