Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
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...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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