Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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