The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Sandstone
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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