The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
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...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Almelund Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor 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