The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

