Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Franconia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome to Hanska
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
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...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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