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
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
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...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Old Wadena
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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