The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Franconia
Visiting Golden Gate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
State Theater In Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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