The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Wasioja
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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