Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Twin Cities Area
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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