Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
The Almelund Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion Depot In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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