The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
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...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Old Wadena
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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