Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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