Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Sandstone
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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 first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
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