The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Old Wadena
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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