University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hanover Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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