The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Red Wing Iron Works
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

