It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Old School In Wolverton
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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 The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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