The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
The End of the Line in Currie
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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