The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery is located near the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Cobden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
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...
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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