The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 48 School Near Delano
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
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...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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