Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Florence Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering Quadna Resort
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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