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
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
District 6 School in New Sweden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Sandstone
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Enter Marlon Brando
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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