The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Donald and Carrie Balfour house in Rochester, Minnesota, is a lovely example of how an Arts and...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome to Hanska
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
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