The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis was founded in 1907 by 39 of the city’s most influential women.This...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The End of the Line in Currie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Taylor House In Le Sueur
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In 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