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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
The Almelund Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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