The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor 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
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
Old Brewery In Preston