The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
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...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
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...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...

