Built between 1902 and 1904, this beautiful building on its shady lot served southeast Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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