The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hanover Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moving Old Hibbing
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
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
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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