The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion Depot In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston