Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...

