The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Wasioja
Welcome to Hanska
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 48 School Near Delano
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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