The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moving Old Hibbing
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Dotson
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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