Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Red Wing Iron Works
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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