Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
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...
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
At around 3:30 p.m. on February 5, 1924, the most devastating mining disaster in Minnesota history...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Red Wing Iron Works
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital 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