Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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