University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Enter Marlon Brando
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
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
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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