Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
District 48 School Near Delano
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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