The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Historic Franconia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Visiting Golden Gate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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