University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
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...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Visiting Golden Gate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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