The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moving Old Hibbing
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Wasioja
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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