The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Visiting Golden Gate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Meyer School In St Augusta
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Milford Monument
Welcome to Hanska
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
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