University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Lost Highway 61
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Little Marais Inn
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Milford Monument
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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