Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Old Wadena
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor 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