Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
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...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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