The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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