The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Old Wadena
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
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