Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bend in the River Regional Park
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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