The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Duluth Homestead Project
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Old Wadena
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 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?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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