The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery is located near the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Franconia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Dead Good Walks
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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