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