The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Dead Good Walks
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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