The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Visiting Golden Gate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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