The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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