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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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