The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
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...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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