The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
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...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Red Wing Iron Works
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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 Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In 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