Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Twin Cities Area
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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