Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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