The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Enter Marlon Brando
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome to Hanska
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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