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
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...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
The Milford Monument
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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