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...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston