Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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