Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Florence Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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
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