The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
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...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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 The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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