Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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