Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome to Hanska
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown