The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Enter Marlon Brando
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hanover Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

