The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown