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
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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