The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Cobden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
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