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