On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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