Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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