The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Ottawa
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Le Sueur Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Meyer School In St Augusta
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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