The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Hanska
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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