University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Enter Marlon Brando
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
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