Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lost Highway 61
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Le Sueur Theater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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