The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Old School In Wolverton
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hanover Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Dead Good Walks
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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