For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George Neuwirth operated a popular bowling alley and bar throughout the 1930s and 1940s in New Ulm...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Visiting Golden Gate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Hanover Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
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 Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
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