Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Dotson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Sandstone
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
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