The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
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...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Brewery In Preston
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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