The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering Quadna Resort
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Little Falls Depot
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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