The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Almelund Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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