Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
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...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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