The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Little Falls Depot
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion School In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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