The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Franconia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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