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
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown