Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown