The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
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...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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