As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Little Falls Depot
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome to Hanska
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Le Sueur Theater
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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