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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Greater Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Brewery In Preston
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion School In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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