University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Dotson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Brewery In Preston
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

