Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Don’t you love it when you stop in a town for one historic building and find out there are other...
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...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome to Hanska
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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 First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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