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 Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Sandstone
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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