Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Twin Cities Area
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Franconia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Ottawa
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Moving Old Hibbing
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
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...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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