Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Green Lake Mounds
The Little Marais Inn
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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