Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
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 William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Red Wing Iron Works
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston