The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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