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