The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
State Theater In Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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