Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Milford Monument
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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