The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
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 Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome to Hanska
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill 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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
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
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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