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
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
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...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering Quadna Resort
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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