Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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