Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The original movie theater in Aitkin showed silent films and wasn’t set up to show talkies. As the...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Visiting Golden Gate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
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...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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