The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Visiting Golden Gate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
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
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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