This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
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...
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome to Hanska
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moving Old Hibbing
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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