The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Green Lake Mounds
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
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