Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Don’t you love it when you stop in a town for one historic building and find out there are other...
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Hollywood Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
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