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
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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