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
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Franconia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Sandstone
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moving Old Hibbing
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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