Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 6 School in New Sweden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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