Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston