The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Milford Monument
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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