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 Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Finding The Past In Swatara
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Exploring Sandstone
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Wasioja
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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