The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Almelund Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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