This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Little Falls Depot
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston