The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Red Wing Iron Works
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Franconia
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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