In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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