Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George Neuwirth operated a popular bowling alley and bar throughout the 1930s and 1940s in New Ulm...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Ottawa
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
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
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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