Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
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
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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