Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 48 School Near Delano
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Oxford Mill Ruin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
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...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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