Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Free Public Library in Hutchinson, Minnesota, was first organized in 1874 by early settlers of...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Enter Marlon Brando
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Dotson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot 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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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