The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Finding The Past In Swatara
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
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