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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Green Lake Mounds
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Moving Old Hibbing
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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