The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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