Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown