The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lost Highway 61
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Ruins of Sawyer School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Cobden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In 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