The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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