Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The Milford Monument
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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