The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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