Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Florence Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Franconia
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome to Hanska
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
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