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
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome to Hanska
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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