The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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