Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
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...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

