Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Red Wing Iron Works
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston