University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Dead Good Walks
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
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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