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