The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The original movie theater in Aitkin showed silent films and wasn’t set up to show talkies. As the...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...

